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1. 300 to 3000 megahertz.
4. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
8. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
11. French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857).
12. A small cake leavened with yeast.
13. A unit of pressure.
14. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
16. An enclosed space.
17. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
18. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
21. Having a bib.
24. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
25. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
31. A city in northwestern Turkey.
34. Bordered by a line of things.
35. (Phoenician and Philistine) God of agriculture and the earth.
39. German musician who developed a system for teaching music to children (1895-1982).
42. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
43. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
44. A state in midwestern United States.
45. A notable achievement.
46. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
48. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
2. A member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California.
3. Food for domestic livestock.
4. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
5. An associate degree in applied science.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
8. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
9. One thousandth of a second.
10. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
19. A ribbon used as a decoration.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
23. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
26. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
27. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
28. A state in New England.
29. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
30. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
32. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
33. (in writing) See below.
36. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
37. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
38. A quantity of no importance.
40. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
41. A light touch or stroke.
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