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1. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
4. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
8. The act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope.
11. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
12. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. A light touch or stroke.
15. In bed.
16. The basic unit of money in Albania.
17. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
19. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
32. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
37. Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales.
41. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. Employed in accomplishing something.
45. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
46. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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1. A genus of Ploceidae.
2. Jordan's port.
3. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
6. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
7. Twist or braid together, interlace.
8. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
18. A young woman making her debut into society.
20. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
22. A French abbot.
23. Tag the base runner to get him out.
24. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
25. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
26. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
28. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
29. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
30. Being derived from.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
33. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
34. Not in action or at work.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. The cry made by sheep.
39. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
40. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
41. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
43. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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