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1. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
4. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
8. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. A city in east central Texas.
16. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
18. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
19. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
21. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
24. Being one more than one hundred.
25. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
34. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
37. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
39. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
40. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
41. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing.
45. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
46. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
47. Extremely pleasing.
48. European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves.
49. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An awkward stupid person.
2. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
3. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
4. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
7. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
8. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
9. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
15. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
23. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
27. Source of a tough elastic wood.
28. Either extremity of something that has length.
29. (of tempo) Leisurely n.
31. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
33. A province in north-central China.
34. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. Jordan's port.
38. A bodily passage or tube conveying a secretion or other substance.
39. 16 ounces.
42. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
43. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
44. A master's degree in fine arts.
45. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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