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1. The sign language used in the United States.
4. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
8. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
11. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
12. The content of cognition.
13. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
14. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
15. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
16. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
19. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
30. Find repugnant.
32. A person forced to flee from home or country.
33. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
34. A carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top.
39. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
45. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
46. A master's degree in business.
47. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
48. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
49. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
4. An engineering university in Cambridge.
5. Accumulate on the surface.
6. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
7. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
8. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
18. A person of no influence.
20. An informal conversation.
22. The syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization.
23. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
27. A unit of pressure.
28. Unknown god.
29. Half the width of an em.
31. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
35. A chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck.
36. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. South African term for `boss'.
40. A period of time spent sleeping.
41. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
44. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
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