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1. Country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula.
5. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
7. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
11. Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan.
12. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
13. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
14. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
15. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
16. Of or relating to near the ear.
17. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
20. A Mid-Atlantic state.
21. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
23. Being ten more than one hundred eighty.
24. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
30. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
31. Covered with paving material.
33. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
34. Being nine more than ninety.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
45. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
48. A flexible container with a single opening.
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1. A fraudulent business scheme.
2. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
3. Without moral standards or principles.
4. Brilliantly colored south Asian pheasant.
5. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
8. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
9. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
10. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
18. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
19. Any of various small biting flies.
22. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
25. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
26. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
27. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
28. Type genus of the Amiidae.
29. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
32. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
35. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
36. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
37. Common Indian weaverbird.
38. (informal) Exceptionally good.
40. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
41. A master's degree in business.
42. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
43. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
44. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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