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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. The airforce of Great Britain.
7. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
13. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. A vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles.
16. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. A decree that prohibits something.
23. (Greek mythology) The Muse of history.
26. An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown.
27. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
28. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
30. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
31. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
35. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands.
39. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
43. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
44. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
45. Offering fun and gaiety.
47. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
49. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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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. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
5. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
6. 32nd President of the United States.
7. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
8. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
18. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
19. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
21. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
22. A master's degree in business.
24. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
25. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
29. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
32. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
33. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
34. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
36. 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.
37. An elaborate song for solo voice.
40. How long something has existed.
41. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
42. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
46. Before noon.
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