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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
7. (British) An informer or spy working for the police.
11. (informal) Of the highest quality.
12. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
13. Similar or related in quality or character.
14. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
18. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
19. A telegram sent abroad.
21. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
22. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
28. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
30. 10 grams.
33. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
39. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
42. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
43. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
47. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
48. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
49. An informal term for a father.
50. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
3. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
4. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
5. A quantity of no importance.
6. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
7. Relating to or accompanying birth.
8. Jordan's port.
9. A small stream.
10. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
15. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
16. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
20. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. 1/10 gram.
29. A light touch or stroke.
31. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
35. Unknown god.
36. An informal term for a father.
37. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
41. The cry made by sheep.
44. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
45. Being one more than one.
46. A doctor's degree in optometry.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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