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1. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
5. (informal) Of very poor quality.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
12. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
17. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
19. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
21. Tag the base runner to get him out.
23. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
25. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
26. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
32. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
33. Jordan's port.
36. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
37. A noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun).
42. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
48. A unit of pressure.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
50. A small cake leavened with yeast.
51. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
2. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
3. The sixth month of the civil year.
4. Antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia.
5. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
6. Fiddler crabs.
7. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
8. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
9. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. A high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line.
20. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
22. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
28. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
29. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
30. Lie adjacent to another.
31. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
36. Characteristic of a mob.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. An informal term for a father.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. Fallow deer.
44. God of the earth.
45. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
46. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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