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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
5. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
7. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
11. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
12. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
13. God of love and erotic desire.
14. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
15. Chief port of Yemen.
16. An associate degree in nursing.
17. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
19. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
20. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
23. Relating to or resembling an ape.
25. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
26. Straighten up or out.
29. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
31. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
32. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
33. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
37. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
40. The sixth month of the civil year.
43. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
44. Something left after other parts have been taken away.
45. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
46. (Babylonian) The sky god.
47. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
48. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
49. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
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1. Obvious and dull.
2. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
3. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
4. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
5. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
6. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
7. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
8. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
9. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
10. A language group of the Hokan family.
18. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
21. Top part of an apron.
22. A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced.
24. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
27. A card game for 2 players.
28. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
30. A native of ancient Troy.
34. The content of cognition.
35. The quantity a cask will hold.
36. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
38. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
39. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
41. (nautical, aeronautical) Situated at or toward the stern or tail.
42. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
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