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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. The cry made by sheep.
7. Telephone line (Wide Area Telephone Service).
11. Fiddler crabs.
12. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. 3 to 30 gigahertz.
15. A flexible container with a single opening.
16. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
17. An oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
22. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
32. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
33. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. Rich and superior in quality.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
47. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
48. Alternative names for the body of a human being.
49. The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed.
50. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
51. Used of a single unit or thing.
52. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
53. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
2. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
3. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
4. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
5. Jordan's port.
6. The month following July and preceding September.
7. Pan with a convex bottom.
8. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
9. A three-tone Chadic language.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. A small island republic on the Tuvalu islands.
19. An udder or breast or teat.
23. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
24. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
28. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
29. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
31. A city of southeastern Mexico.
36. Very dark black.
37. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
38. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
40. Set down according to a plan.
41. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
45. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
46. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
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