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1. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
4. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
8. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
11. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
12. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
13. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
14. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
18. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
20. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
21. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
24. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
26. The capital of Croatia.
27. A fraudulent business scheme.
30. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
31. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
34. Common Indian weaverbird.
37. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
40. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
45. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
47. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
48. The cry made by sheep.
49. An informal term for a father.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A white trivalent metallic element.
4. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
5. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
6. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
7. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
8. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
9. The act of scanning.
10. A small cake leavened with yeast.
15. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
16. Not subjected to an aging process.
19. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
22. A type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel.
23. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
28. A master's degree in fine arts.
29. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
32. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
33. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
35. A city in northern India.
36. Noisy talk.
38. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
39. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
42. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
43. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. An associate degree in nursing.
46. A state in north central United States.
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