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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
13. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
14. Not only so, but.
15. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
16. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
18. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
20. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. Bright with a steady but subdued shining.
28. Of or relating to or containing barium.
30. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
32. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
33. The cry made by sheep.
36. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
40. A state in northwestern North America.
41. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
46. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. Divulge information or secrets.
48. A man who serves as a sailor.
49. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
50. (informal) Exceptionally good.
51. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Common Indian weaverbird.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. Before noon.
5. A deep bow.
6. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
7. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
8. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
19. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
21. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
29. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
31. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
34. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
35. Jordan's port.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
39. 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.
42. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
43. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
44. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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