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1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
5. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
8. The act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope.
11. An island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai).
12. A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Using speech rather than writing.
15. Seed of a pea plant.
16. The basic unit of money in Albania.
17. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
19. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
21. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
24. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
26. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
29. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
32. (botany) Especially of leaves.
35. Before noon.
40. English monk and scholar (672-735).
43. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
44. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
46. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
47. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
48. A small cake leavened with yeast.
49. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
50. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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1. A copy of a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together).
2. Not widely known.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
5. A tight-fitting headdress.
6. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
7. Divulge information or secrets.
8. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
18. Obvious and dull.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. A decree that prohibits something.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. An associate degree in applied science.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
33. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
34. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
36. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
37. A sudden short attack.
38. The template for protein synthesis.
39. An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War).
41. A light touch or stroke.
42. A state of southwestern India.
45. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
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