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1. Rate of revolution of a motor.
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
11. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
12. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
13. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
17. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
18. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
21. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
23. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
26. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
27. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
28. A flexible container with a single opening.
35. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
38. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
40. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. Derive or receive pleasure from.
45. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
46. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
47. A Loloish language.
48. A decree that prohibits something.
49. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
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1. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
4. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
8. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
9. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
10. Having a toe or toes of a specified kind.
15. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
20. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
22. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. Being one more than one hundred.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
31. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
32. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
33. Bar temporarily.
34. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
36. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
37. Imprudently incurring risk.
39. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
41. Tag the base runner to get him out.
42. A master's degree in business.
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