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1. Type genus of the Musaceae.
5. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
8. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
11. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
12. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
13. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
14. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
15. Extremely pleasing.
16. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
17. American dramatist (1928- ).
19. A public promotion of some product or service.
21. Informal terms for a mother.
22. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
24. In bed.
26. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
28. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
29. An expression of greeting.
30. The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.
33. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. Dearly loved.
37. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
40. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
44. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
45. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
46. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
48. A circular segment of a curve.
49. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
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1. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
2. A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea.
3. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
4. On or toward the lee.
5. The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit.
6. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
7. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
9. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
10. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
18. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
20. A light touch or stroke.
23. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
25. A large mass of ice floating at sea.
27. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
31. The capital of Lesotho.
32. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
34. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
35. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
36. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
41. Up to the present time.
42. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
43. A human limb.
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