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1. A landlocked republic in northwestern Africa.
5. An enclosed space.
8. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
11. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
12. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
13. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
14. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
17. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
19. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
21. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
24. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
26. The last (12th) month of the year.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
28. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
43. Any of various small biting flies.
44. A young woman.
46. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
47. Being here now.
48. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
49. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
50. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
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1. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
2. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
3. (trademark) A type of inflatable air mattress.
4. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
5. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
6. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
7. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
8. An explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions.
9. Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity.
10. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
15. (informal) Exceptionally good.
16. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
20. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
22. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
25. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
29. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
30. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
32. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
33. Mated sexually.
35. Armor plate that protects the chest.
36. A vigorous blow.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
41. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
42. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
45. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
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