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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
8. A federally chartered savings bank.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
13. (Irish) The sea personified.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
16. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
22. Being one more than one hundred.
23. The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid.
28. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
29. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
32. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
33. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
37. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
41. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
42. Being two more than fifty.
45. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
46. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
48. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
49. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
50. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
51. Used of a single unit or thing.
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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 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
7. Wool of the alpaca.
8. An embarrassing mistake.
9. Stalk of a moss capsule.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
20. A white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2).
21. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
24. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
25. The cry made by sheep.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
35. Praise, glorify, or honor.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. A small piece of cloth.
38. A Hindu prince or king in India.
39. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
40. A French abbot.
43. Being one more than two.
44. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
47. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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