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1. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
4. The cry made by sheep.
7. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
11. An emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration.
12. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
13. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
14. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
16. United States physicist (born in Austria) who proposed the exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for the periodic table) (1900-1958).
17. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
20. An elaborate song for solo voice.
21. (psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
23. A flexible container with a single opening.
25. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
26. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
29. A bachelor's degree in religion.
32. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. A crime syndicate in the United States.
40. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
43. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
44. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
47. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
48. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
49. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
50. A master's degree in fine arts.
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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
2. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
3. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
4. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
5. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
6. Before noon.
7. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
8. An Asian river between China and Russia.
9. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir and avenger of Balder.
10. Type genus of the Amiidae.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
18. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
19. Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir.
22. God of wealth and love.
24. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. A female domestic.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
35. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
36. God of love and erotic desire.
37. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
38. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
42. An awkward stupid person.
45. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
46. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
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