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1. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid.
11. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
12. Any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae.
13. An accountant certified by the state.
14. The basic unit of money in Iran.
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
21. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
23. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
25. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
29. 100 fen equal 1 yuan.
30. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
31. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
33. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
34. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
38. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
42. An elaborate song for solo voice.
43. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
46. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
47. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
50. A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
51. An enclosed space.
52. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
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1. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
2. A projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall.
3. Jordan's port.
4. 1/1000 gram.
5. The month following July and preceding September.
6. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
7. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
8. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
15. Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog v 1.
19. Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan.
22. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
24. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
26. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
27. A state in the eastern United States.
28. A state in northwestern North America.
32. Lower in esteem.
33. 1/1000 gram.
35. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
36. Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs.
37. South African term for `boss'.
39. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
44. A master's degree in business.
45. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
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