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1. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
4. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. Dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top.
12. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
15. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. An ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
22. Not divisible by two.
23. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
25. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
31. A small cake leavened with yeast.
33. Tag the base runner to get him out.
34. The eleventh month of the civil year.
35. A master's degree in fine arts.
39. An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).
44. Related by blood.
45. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
47. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
48. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
50. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
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1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
2. The basic unit of money on Malta.
3. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
4. A deep bow.
5. The act of scanning.
6. The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object.
7. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
18. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
19. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
21. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
26. A light touch or stroke.
27. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
28. A Mid-Atlantic state.
29. A Bantu language spoken in Cameroon.
30. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
32. A means of serving.
33. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
36. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
41. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
42. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
43. The month following February and preceding April.
44. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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