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1. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
5. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
8. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
11. A French abbot.
12. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
13. A port in southwestern Scotland.
14. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
16. A public promotion of some product or service.
17. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
21. Type genus of the Anatidae.
22. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
24. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
25. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. The cry made by sheep.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
34. Taken or to be taken at random.
37. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
42. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
43. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
44. Not in good physical or mental health.
45. The sixth month of the civil year.
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. A doctor's degree in education.
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1. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
2. In bed.
3. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
4. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
5. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
6. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
7. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
8. A synthetic silklike fabric.
9. City in Sudan.
10. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.
15. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
18. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
19. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
20. Baby bed with high sides.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving.
27. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
28. Filled with fear or apprehension.
30. A genus of Platalea.
31. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
32. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
36. With no effort to conceal.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
40. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
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