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1. A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times.
4. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
8. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
11. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
12. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
13. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
14. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
15. Sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors.
16. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
17. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
23. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
24. At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant.
26. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
33. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
40. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
43. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
44. A knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue.
46. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
47. A yearning for something or to do something.
48. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
49. A master's degree in fine arts.
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1. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
4. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
5. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
6. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
7. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
8. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
9. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. A light touch or stroke.
20. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
22. A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle).
25. Being nine more than ninety.
27. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
28. Informal terms for a mother.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
34. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
35. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
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. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
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