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1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
4. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
15. An ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
18. The cry made by sheep.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. A young woman making her debut into society.
25. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
26. Taking place over public roads.
27. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
28. Dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head).
29. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries.
41. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
43. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
44. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
45. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
46. A slight amount or degree of difference.
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1. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
2. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
3. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
4. An armless couch.
5. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
6. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
7. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. A port city in southwestern Iran.
21. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
23. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. Lamb leg suitable for roasting.
31. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
32. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
34. Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
38. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
39. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
42. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
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