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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. Take in solid food.
7. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
13. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. A period of time spent sleeping.
16. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
24. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
29. The cry made by sheep.
30. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
39. Before noon.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
43. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
44. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
46. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
48. Tag the base runner to get him out.
49. 300 to 3000 megahertz.
50. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
51. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
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. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
5. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
6. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
7. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
8. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
18. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
19. A fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle.
21. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
22. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
26. A light touch or stroke.
27. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
31. A geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam.
32. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
33. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
35. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
36. A long-playing phonograph record.
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
41. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
42. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
45. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
47. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
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