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1. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
4. A genus of European owls.
8. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
11. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
12. A local and well-defined elevation of the land.
13. The cry made by sheep.
14. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
15. A town in north central Oklahoma.
16. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
18. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
20. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
21. An informal term for a father.
23. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
25. Chief of the Vanir.
30. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
35. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
37. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. Towards the side away from the wind.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. An unofficial association of people or groups.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
48. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
49. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
50. A gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals.
51. Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees.
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1. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
2. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
3. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
4. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
5. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
6. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
7. (used especially of persons) Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
8. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
9. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
10. Related to or located at the back.
19. A young woman making her debut into society.
22. A machine-readable version of a standard dictionary.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
26. Cause to feel resentment or indignation.
27. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
33. Type genus of the Gavidae.
34. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
36. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
37. An informal term for a father.
38. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
42. The airforce of Great Britain.
43. Of the blackest black.
44. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
47. A public promotion of some product or service.
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