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1. Wild and domestic cattle.
4. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
13. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
14. Wish harm upon.
16. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
18. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
20. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
23. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
31. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
34. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
35. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
36. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
38. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
42. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
45. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
48. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
49. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
50. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
51. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
52. Tag the base runner to get him out.
53. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. An honorary degree in science.
4. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
5. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
6. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
7. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
8. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
9. Related to or located at the back.
10. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
17. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
21. A Loloish language.
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
24. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. In bed.
27. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
28. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
32. A port city in southwestern Iran.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. A small nail.
38. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
39. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
40. Common Indian weaverbird.
41. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
43. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
44. (informal) Roused to anger.
45. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
46. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
47. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
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