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1. An inhabitant of Lappland.
5. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
7. South African term for `boss'.
11. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
12. A Russian river.
13. A Hindu prince or king in India.
14. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
15. A state in northwestern North America.
16. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
17. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
18. 1/10 gram.
20. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
22. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
28. The capital of Croatia.
30. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
33. The chance to speak.
34. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
35. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
38. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
42. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
43. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
47. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
49. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
50. An affirmative.
51. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
52. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
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1. Fail to keep or to maintain.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. Seed of a pea plant.
4. A genus of Ploceidae.
5. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
6. A member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea.
7. (informal) Exceptionally good.
8. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
9. Slightly open.
10. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
19. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
21. Lower in esteem.
23. A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.
25. Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991).
27. Informal terms for a mother.
29. An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle.
31. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
32. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
36. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
37. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
39. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
40. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
41. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
46. The address of a web page on the world wide web.
47. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
48. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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