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1. (linguistics) The form of a word after all affixes are removed.
5. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
8. A periodic paperback publication.
11. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
12. Tag the base runner to get him out.
13. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
14. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
15. A public promotion of some product or service.
17. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court).
20. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
21. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
23. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
24. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
30. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
49. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
50. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
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1. A thrusting blow with a knife.
2. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
3. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
4. Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
7. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
8. A master's degree in fine arts.
9. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
10. Offering fun and gaiety.
16. Top part of an apron.
18. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
19. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
22. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
27. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
28. 16 ounces.
29. 1/10 gram.
32. Ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
39. Common Indian weaverbird.
40. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
42. A flexible container with a single opening.
43. How long something has existed.
44. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
45. A public promotion of some product or service.
47. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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