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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
8. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
11. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
12. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
13. How long something has existed.
14. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
16. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
17. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
18. A diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
24. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
27. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
29. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. A small cake leavened with yeast.
37. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
40. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
44. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
45. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
46. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems.
47. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
48. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
49. On or toward the lee.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Singing jazz.
2. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
3. The square of a body of any size of type.
4. A bachelor's degree in religion.
5. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. An informal term for a father.
8. A woman of refinement.
9. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
10. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
15. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
19. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
20. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
22. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
25. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
30. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
31. Of or like a cecum.
32. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
35. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
36. A vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature or to process or lubricate it.
38. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
39. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. A strong emotion.
43. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
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