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1. Type genus of the Apidae.
5. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
8. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
11. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
12. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
13. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
14. The act of scanning.
15. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
16. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
17. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
18. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. The face or front of a building.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
24. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. Young sheep.
31. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
33. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
34. Jordan's port.
37. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
42. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
45. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
46. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
48. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
49. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
50. A small cake leavened with yeast.
51. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
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1. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
4. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
5. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
6. The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa.
7. Lean end of the neck.
8. The closing section of a musical composition.
9. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
10. An account describing incidents or events.
19. 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.
21. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
22. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
30. A bachelor's degree in religion.
32. Very dark black.
35. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
36. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
38. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
39. A sudden short attack.
40. The template for protein synthesis.
41. An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War).
43. A rapid bustling commotion.
44. A state of southwestern India.
47. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
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