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1. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
4. Used of a single unit or thing.
7. South African term for `boss'.
11. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
12. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
13. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
14. Daughter of Nehru who served as Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984).
15. True gudgeons.
16. The site of an archeological exploration.
17. Tag the base runner to get him out.
19. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. A state in New England.
24. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. An expression of greeting.
27. A secret society of white Southerners to resist Black emancipation.
28. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
30. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
32. (Norse mythology) The heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
46. A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.
47. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
50. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
2. A cloth having a crisscross design.
3. A special way of doing something.
4. Type genus of Ochnaceae.
5. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
6. The square of a body of any size of type.
7. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
8. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
9. Discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people.
10. A river in eastern France.
18. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
21. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
22. Cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
31. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
34. Amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis.
35. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
37. Set down according to a plan.
38. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
42. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
43. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
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