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1. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
4. In addition.
8. The sign language used in the United States.
11. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. An Asian river between China and Russia.
16. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
17. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
20. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
21. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
23. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
26. A shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot.
30. The cry made by sheep.
32. Lower in esteem.
34. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
41. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
45. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
47. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
48. The residue that remains when something is burned.
49. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
50. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
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1. Bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning.
2. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
3. Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair.
4. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
5. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
6. A slipper that has no fitting around the heel.
7. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
10. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
18. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
19. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
22. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
24. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
25. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
27. A light touch or stroke.
28. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
29. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
31. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
36. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
37. A vigorous blow.
38. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
42. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
43. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
44. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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