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1. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
4. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
7. Long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
11. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
12. Tag the base runner to get him out.
13. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
14. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
17. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
18. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
19. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
21. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
22. A bachelor's degree in religion.
24. The highest or uppermost side of anything.
25. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
26. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
30. Humble request for help.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
36. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
39. The sign language used in the United States.
40. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
43. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
45. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
46. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
47. A form of address for a married woman.
48. A lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
3. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
4. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
5. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
6. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
7. In the current fashion or style.
8. A state in northwestern North America.
9. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
10. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
16. Wool of the alpaca.
20. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
23. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
27. Extremely pleasing.
28. Brittle flat bread eaten at Passover.
29. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
31. (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) Optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light.
32. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
35. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
41. Gone by.
42. An arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line.
43. God of the underworld.
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