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1. Give a nickname to.
4. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. A flexible container with a single opening.
13. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
14. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
15. (southwestern United States) A stream or brook.
16. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
17. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
18. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
21. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
28. An informal term for a father.
29. A light touch or stroke.
32. A contestant who loses the contest.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
42. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
43. The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
44. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
45. Lacking in light.
46. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
48. An associate degree in applied science.
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1. Fallow deer.
2. Antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections.
3. The cry made by sheep.
4. In bed.
5. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
8. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. A primeval personification of air and breath.
19. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
20. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
22. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
23. The sixth month of the civil year.
24. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
25. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
26. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
31. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
33. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
34. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
35. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
36. A quantity of no importance.
37. English essayist (1775-1834).
38. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
40. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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