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1. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
4. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
8. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
11. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
12. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
13. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
14. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
16. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
18. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
21. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
24. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
27. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
31. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
34. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
38. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
40. A branch of the Tai languages.
41. A quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color.
42. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
45. A master's degree in business.
46. A genus of European owls.
47. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
48. Tag the base runner to get him out.
49. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
50. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
51. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. By bad luck.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
4. In bed.
5. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
6. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
7. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
8. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
9. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
10. An indistinct shapeless form.
15. A light touch or stroke.
17. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
19. A boy or man.
20. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
25. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
26. An associate degree in nursing.
28. A person whose occupation is making and altering garments.
29. A state in northwestern North America.
30. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
32. Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery.
33. Region of western Asia Minor colonized by Ancient Greeks.
35. A genus of Lamnidae.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. Jordan's port.
39. God of love and erotic desire.
43. A flexible container with a single opening.
44. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
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