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1. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
5. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
8. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
11. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
12. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
13. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
14. Denuded of leaves.
15. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
19. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
25. Wear away through erosion or vaporization.
28. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
31. (informal) Of the highest quality.
34. A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the surface of the sun.
36. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
38. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
43. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
44. Israeli statesman (born in Russia) (1898-1978).
45. The residue that remains when something is burned.
46. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
47. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
48. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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1. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
2. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
3. A bottle with a stopper.
4. A primeval personification of air and breath.
5. Late time of life.
6. Obvious and dull.
7. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. A human limb.
9. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
10. Divulge information or secrets.
18. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
20. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
23. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
24. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
26. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
30. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
32. Lower in esteem.
33. Boiled or baked buckwheat.
35. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
37. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
40. Step on it.
41. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
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