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1. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
4. Look with amazement.
8. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
11. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
12. A Loloish language.
13. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
14. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
15. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
16. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
17. The sixth month of the civil year.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules.
23. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
24. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
27. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. Any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids.
29. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
30. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
36. 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.
40. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
45. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
46. An informal term for a father.
47. Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
50. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
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1. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
2. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
3. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
4. A humorous anecdote or remark.
5. Jordan's port.
6. A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip).
7. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
8. Time during which some action is awaited.
9. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
10. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
18. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
20. A light touch or stroke.
22. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
25. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
26. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
30. God of wealth and love.
32. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
34. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
35. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
36. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
37. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. An awkward stupid person.
41. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
42. An associate degree in applied science.
43. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
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