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1. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
5. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
7. The basic unit of money in Iran.
11. A French abbot.
12. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
13. Especially one side of a leaf.
14. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
15. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
16. A public promotion of some product or service.
19. A state in northwestern North America.
22. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
26. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
27. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
30. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
42. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
44. (Welsh) A warrior god.
47. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
48. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
49. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
50. A bachelor's degree in theology.
51. One thousand periods per second.
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1. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
2. In bed.
3. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
4. Property that is leased or rented out or let.
5. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
6. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
7. Rate of revolution of a motor.
8. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
17. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
18. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
20. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
21. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
23. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
29. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
31. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
32. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
33. Easy to reach.
34. A river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo.
36. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
37. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
38. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
39. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
43. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
44. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
45. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River.
46. A doctor's degree in religion.
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