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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. An associate degree in applied science.
7. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
13. A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
16. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
22. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
26. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548).
27. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
28. An honorary degree in science.
29. Rapid and indistinct speech.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
39. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
41. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
44. A rapid bustling commotion.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. An unofficial association of people or groups.
47. (British) Informal term for information.
48. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
49. In bed.
50. One or some or every or all without specification.
51. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. Singing jazz.
7. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
8. Some point in the air.
9. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
10. Produced by a manufacturing process.
18. Traveling on horseback.
20. Jordan's port.
21. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
23. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
25. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
30. God of wealth and love.
31. Filled with a great quantity.
32. Very dark black.
34. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
37. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
38. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
40. A periodic paperback publication.
42. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
43. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
44. A state in northwestern North America.
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