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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. A small island.
8. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
11. (informal) Of the highest quality.
12. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
13. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
14. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
15. A resource.
16. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
21. A container.
23. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
26. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
29. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
30. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
32. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
34. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
37. A flexible container with a single opening.
41. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
43. 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.
45. God of the earth.
46. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
49. Not in good physical or mental health.
50. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
51. An informal term for a father.
52. The basic unit of money in Romania.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
4. Being nine more than ninety.
5. United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969).
6. Set down according to a plan.
7. A doctor's degree in education.
8. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
9. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
10. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
18. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
20. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
22. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
27. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. A light touch or stroke.
33. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
35. A notable achievement.
36. A French abbot.
38. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
39. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
40. An Eskimo hut.
42. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
44. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
47. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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