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1. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
4. The eighth month of the civil year.
8. Your general store of remembered information.
11. Take in solid food.
12. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. A public promotion of some product or service.
16. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
18. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
21. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
22. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
23. A young woman making her debut into society.
25. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
27. A city in north central Morocco.
28. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
30. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
32. (informal) Of the highest quality.
35. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
40. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
43. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
44. Extremely pleasing.
45. A small cake leavened with yeast.
46. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
47. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
48. A capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
2. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
3. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
4. A large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria.
5. Noisy talk.
6. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
7. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
8. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
9. French filmmaker (1908-1982).
10. Type genus of the Majidae.
15. 10 grams.
17. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
19. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
20. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
24. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
26. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. A port city in southwestern Iran.
33. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
34. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
36. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
37. A French abbot.
38. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
39. Offering fun and gaiety.
41. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
42. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
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