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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
5. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
8. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
11. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
12. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
13. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
14. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
16. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
18. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
21. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
23. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
24. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
27. A passage with access only at one end.
31. An ancient port city in southwestern Spain.
33. A state in midwestern United States.
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
35. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
46. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
47. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
48. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
51. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
52. Offering fun and gaiety.
53. A boy or man.
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1. An informal term for a father.
2. An elaborate song for solo voice.
3. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles.
4. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
5. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
6. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
7. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
8. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period.
9. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
10. A quantity of no importance.
15. An uproarious party.
19. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
20. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
22. Any plant of the genus Erica.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
28. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
29. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
32. A lustrous gray strong metallic element resembling titanium.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. A doctor's degree in religion.
41. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
42. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
44. A periodic paperback publication.
45. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
49. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
50. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
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