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1. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
4. Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves.
8. The residue that remains when something is burned.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
15. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
16. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
24. Any of various units of capacity.
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
29. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
31. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
37. A fraudulent business scheme.
40. Agitation resulting from active worry.
41. An accidental happening.
45. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
46. The compass point that is one point south of due west.
47. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
49. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
50. How long something has existed.
51. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
52. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
53. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. (informal) Of the highest quality.
4. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
5. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
6. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
7. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
10. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
18. A son who has the same first name as his father.
20. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
21. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
22. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
33. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
34. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. A city in central New York.
38. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
39. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
42. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
43. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
44. A boy or man.
48. A doctor's degree in religion.
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