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1. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
4. In bed.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. An emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration.
12. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
16. A decree that prohibits something.
17. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
18. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
21. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
23. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
24. The cry made by sheep.
31. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
34. A person with an unusual or odd personality.
39. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
42. Fallow deer.
43. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
44. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
46. The month following February and preceding April.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. Wearing or provided with clothing.
49. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
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1. A fraudulent business scheme.
2. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
3. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
4. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
5. A small cake leavened with yeast.
6. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
7. The habitation of wild animals.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
15. A flexible container with a single opening.
19. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
20. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
22. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
25. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. A Russian river.
28. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
29. Pan with a convex bottom.
30. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
32. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
33. Joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia.
35. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
36. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
37. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
38. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
40. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
41. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
45. A public promotion of some product or service.
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