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1. A light touch or stroke.
4. (computer science) A unit for measuring the execution speed of computers.
8. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
13. Being two more than fifty.
14. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
15. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
16. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
17. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
18. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
21. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles.
23. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
24. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
28. Humble request for help.
31. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
32. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
37. The sign language used in the United States.
38. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
42. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
43. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
44. Moderate or restrain.
45. A form of address for a married woman.
46. Take in solid food.
47. Bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning.
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1. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
2. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
3. A small cake leavened with yeast.
4. Of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him.
5. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
6. A explosive device used to break down a gate or wall.
7. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
8. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
9. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
10. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
19. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
20. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
22. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
25. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
26. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
27. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
29. (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) Optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light.
30. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
33. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
34. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. In bed.
39. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
40. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
41. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
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