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1. The act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope.
4. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
8. Inquire about.
11. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
12. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
16. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
17. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
18. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
21. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
24. The compass point that is one point north of due west.
27. The capital of Croatia.
28. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
31. Half the width of an em.
32. Shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. An associate degree in nursing.
40. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
41. An informal term for a father.
43. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
47. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
49. Offering fun and gaiety.
50. The seventh and last day of the week.
51. A light touch or stroke.
52. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
53. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
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1. (military) Signal to turn the lights out.
2. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
3. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
4. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. The cry made by sheep.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
10. God of love and erotic desire.
15. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. Source of a tough elastic wood.
22. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
23. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
29. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
33. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
34. Relating to or accompanying birth.
35. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
39. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
42. A young woman making her debut into society.
44. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
45. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
46. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
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