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1. 36th President of the United States.
4. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
7. South African term for `boss'.
11. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
12. A period of time spent sleeping.
13. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
14. A periodic paperback publication.
15. A strong emotion.
16. A primeval personification of air and breath.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
20. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
23. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
26. Lower in esteem.
30. (British) A cup of tea.
32. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
33. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
38. The cry made by sheep.
42. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
46. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
47. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
48. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
49. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
50. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
51. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
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1. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
2. Divulge information or secrets.
3. A sharp projection on an edge or surface.
4. Type genus of the family Unionidae.
5. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
6. The highest point of something.
7. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
8. A human limb.
9. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
10. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
18. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
19. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
21. A tight-fitting headdress.
22. Offering fun and gaiety.
24. (Sumerian) Evil storm god represented as a black bird.
25. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
27. A small cake leavened with yeast.
28. A white trivalent metallic element.
29. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
31. Ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage.
36. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
37. Make an etching of.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. Common Indian weaverbird.
41. A small nail.
43. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
44. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
45. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
46. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
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