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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. (Irish) The sea personified.
7. A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.
11. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
12. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
13. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
14. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
16. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
17. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. Relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation.
21. Mouselike jumping rodent.
23. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
26. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound.
27. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. A woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East.
40. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. A republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola.
43. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
46. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
47. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
48. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
49. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
5. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
6. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
7. A form of Japanese poetry.
8. A state in New England.
9. Chief port of Yemen.
10. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
18. Slightly open.
20. An upholstered seat for more than one person.
22. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
24. A state in midwestern United States.
25. A small piece of cloth.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
32. A city in central New York.
33. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
34. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
36. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
37. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
41. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
44. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
45. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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