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1. A light touch or stroke.
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
8. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
11. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
12. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
13. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
14. (informal) Exceptionally good.
15. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
16. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
17. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
18. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
21. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
24. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
27. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
29. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
32. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
33. African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. Half the width of an em.
41. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
43. Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves.
45. A unit of pressure.
47. A deep prolonged loud noise.
48. Informal abbreviation of `representative'.
49. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
50. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
3. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
4. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. A deep bow.
6. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
7. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
8. A city in northern India.
9. Type genus of the Ranidae.
10. By bad luck.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
20. Foul with waste matter.
22. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
23. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
26. A radioactive transuranic element.
28. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. Accumulate on the surface.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. Frogs, toads, tree toads.
37. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
38. Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
42. A master's degree in business.
44. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
45. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
46. A public promotion of some product or service.
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