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1. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
4. Divulge information or secrets.
8. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
11. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
12. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
13. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. A young woman making her debut into society.
17. Either extremity of something that has length.
18. God of love and erotic desire.
19. Lower in esteem.
23. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
24. 100 fen equal 1 yuan.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
30. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
33. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
35. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
36. God of wealth and love.
39. An established ceremony prescribed by a religion.
42. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
46. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
47. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A fraudulent business scheme.
4. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
5. A boy or man.
6. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
7. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
9. A member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas.
10. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
15. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
20. A flexible container with a single opening.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
25. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
26. The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed.
28. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
31. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
32. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
34. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
37. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
38. The sixth month of the civil year.
40. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
41. British informal term.
42. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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