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1. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
5. A public promotion of some product or service.
7. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
11. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
12. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
13. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
14. Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something.
16. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
17. A strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide.
18. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
23. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
24. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
27. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
29. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
30. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
32. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
34. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
37. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
39. Genus of East Indian trees or shrubs.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
47. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
49. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
50. An enclosed space.
51. Among the largest bony fish.
52. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. The largest and southernmost island in the Marianas.
2. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
3. Marked by lack of intellectual depth.
4. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
5. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
6. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
7. A state in New England.
8. The fatty flesh of eel.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
19. A genus of Ploceidae.
20. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
25. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
26. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
28. A light touch or stroke.
31. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
33. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
42. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
43. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
44. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
45. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
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