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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
13. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
17. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
18. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
22. Tag the base runner to get him out.
24. Covered with paving material.
27. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
28. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
29. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
32. A member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea.
36. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
46. A slight amount or degree of difference.
47. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
48. An unofficial association of people or groups.
49. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
50. Towards the side away from the wind.
51. In bed.
52. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
5. The sixth month of the civil year.
6. A county in southwestern England.
7. A Mid-Atlantic state.
8. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
19. A large fleet.
21. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
23. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
25. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. The production of young from an egg.
34. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
35. A car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors.
37. A French abbot.
38. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
39. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
40. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
44. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
45. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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