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1. Decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor.
4. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. The seventh and last day of the week.
11. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
12. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
13. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
14. A brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note.
15. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
16. A rapid bustling commotion.
17. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
19. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
21. (informal) Exceptionally good.
24. Jordan's port.
28. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
29. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
30. Extremely pleasing.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
45. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
46. A master's degree in business.
47. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
49. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
50. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
51. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
52. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
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1. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
2. The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.
3. Brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes.
4. The month following September and preceding November.
5. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions.
6. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
7. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
8. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
9. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
10. A member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico.
18. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
22. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
31. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
36. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
37. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
38. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
39. A river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire.
40. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
41. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
43. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
44. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
45. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
48. A person forced to flee from home or country.
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