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1. A low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches.
5. A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters.
7. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
11. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
12. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
13. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
14. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
15. Not divisible by two.
16. A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.
17. A small cake leavened with yeast.
20. A person forced to flee from home or country.
22. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
23. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
24. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
27. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
28. The capital of Croatia.
29. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
32. Extremely pleasing.
36. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
38. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
42. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
43. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
44. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
45. A type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel.
46. The seed of the cereal grass.
47. Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir.
48. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
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1. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
2. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
5. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
6. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
7. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
8. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
9. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
10. Unpleasantly cool and humid.
18. A public promotion of some product or service.
19. Unknown god.
21. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
30. (of weather) Wet by periods of rain.
31. Lower in esteem.
32. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
33. Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit.
34. Affect with wonder.
35. Of or relating to or containing barium.
37. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
39. A vest pocket to hold a pocket watch.
40. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
41. Lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down v 1.
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