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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. A sudden short attack.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A French abbot.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. Relating to or characteristic of Jainism.
16. A master's degree in business.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
29. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
30. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
31. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
33. A light touch or stroke.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
39. Lower in esteem.
43. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
46. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
47. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
49. Goddess of fate.
50. The residue that remains when something is burned.
51. A city of central China.
52. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills.
7. The habitation of wild animals.
8. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
19. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
21. The cry made by sheep.
22. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
23. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
25. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
26. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
27. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
28. An associate degree in nursing.
32. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
37. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
38. A vigorous blow.
40. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
41. A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony.
42. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
44. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten.
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