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1. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
4. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. Shout loudly and without restraint.
13. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
14. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
15. Male red deer.
16. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
17. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
19. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
24. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
25. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
27. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
31. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. The basic unit of money in Albania.
44. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
45. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
46. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
47. A fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia.
48. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
49. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
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1. Young sheep.
2. An elaborate song for solo voice.
3. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
4. The compass point that is one point south of due west.
5. Informal terms for a meal.
6. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
7. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
20. A young woman making her debut into society.
23. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
26. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
29. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
30. Full of or showing high-spirited merriment.
32. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
33. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
35. Type genus of the Gavidae.
36. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
38. English essayist (1775-1834).
41. A cruel and brutal fellow.
42. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
43. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
44. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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