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1. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
4. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
7. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
11. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
17. God of love and erotic desire.
18. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. A master's degree in business.
25. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
27. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
31. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
40. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
41. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. The compass point that is one point north of due west.
46. Payment due by the recipient on delivery.
47. Derive or receive pleasure from.
49. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. (informal) Of the highest quality.
51. The content of cognition.
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1. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A fraudulent business scheme.
4. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
5. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
6. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
7. A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands.
8. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
9. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
10. An informal term for a father.
15. A light touch or stroke.
16. The residue that remains when something is burned.
20. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
21. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
23. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
24. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
26. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
28. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
29. A permanent council of the United Nations.
30. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
33. Lower in esteem.
34. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
36. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
37. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
39. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
42. Fiddler crabs.
43. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
44. Before noon.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
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