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1. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
4. A harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment.
8. A unit of pressure.
11. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
12. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
13. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
14. A doctor's degree in education.
15. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
16. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
21. (Mesopotamia) God of agriculture and earth.
27. A city in north central Morocco.
29. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
30. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
35. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa.
38. French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875).
42. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
44. (informal) Of the highest quality.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
48. A young woman making her debut into society.
49. A light touch or stroke.
50. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
2. A genus of Ploceidae.
3. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
4. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
5. Not only so, but.
6. Taking place over public roads.
7. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
8. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).
9. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
10. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
18. Extremely pleasing.
19. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
22. The wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany.
23. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
24. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
26. A white trivalent metallic element.
28. The capital of Croatia.
32. The cry made by sheep.
34. A Russian river.
35. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).
36. Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.
37. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
39. The basic unit of money in Iran.
40. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
41. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
43. The bill in a restaurant.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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