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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
7. A card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box.
11. A doctor's degree in theology.
12. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
13. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
14. A small piece of cloth.
15. A decree that prohibits something.
16. The highest level or degree attainable.
17. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
23. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
25. A radioactive transuranic element.
26. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
27. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
31. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
36. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
38. The total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it).
40. A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum.
42. A port in southwestern Scotland.
43. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
45. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. A quantity of no importance.
48. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
49. A bachelor's degree in religion.
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1. An elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position.
2. God of wealth and love.
3. The younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy.
4. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
5. A master's degree in business.
6. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
7. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
8. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
9. Avatar of Vishnu.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
20. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
24. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
28. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
29. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
30. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
32. A human limb.
33. A genus of Indriidae.
34. A deity or nymph of the woods.
35. The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.
37. The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals.
39. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
40. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
41. The cry made by sheep.
44. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
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