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1. Top part of an apron.
4. In bed.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. The sign language used in the United States.
12. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines.
16. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
17. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
18. A bottle with a stopper.
20. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
23. One of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages.
25. A Mid-Atlantic state.
26. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
27. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
32. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
35. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. A Hindu prince or king in India.
41. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
43. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
44. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
45. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
46. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
2. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
3. Utter impulsively.
4. An associate degree in nursing.
5. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
6. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
7. An informal term for a father.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
15. A Loloish language.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
22. Devoid of warmth and cordiality.
24. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
28. The cry made by sheep.
29. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
30. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
31. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
33. Not widely known.
34. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
36. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
38. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
39. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
42. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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