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1. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
5. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
7. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
11. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
12. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
13. Similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region.
14. A small cake leavened with yeast.
15. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
16. Any of various small biting flies.
17. Of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
23. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
27. The last (12th) month of the year.
28. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
33. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
37. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
40. (often plural) A command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
42. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
45. Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness.
46. A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back.
47. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
48. A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans.
49. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
50. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
51. (football) Of advancing the ball by throwing it.
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1. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
4. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
7. Of or relating to alga.
8. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
9. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
10. The emotion of hate.
18. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
19. Conforming to truth.
21. South African term for `boss'.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
26. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
30. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
32. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
35. (Roman mythology) The twin brother of Romulus.
36. Newspaper writers and photographers.
38. In bed.
39. God of love and erotic desire.
43. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
44. An audiotape recording of sound.
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