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1. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
4. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
8. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
13. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
14. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
15. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
16. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
24. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
26. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
28. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
31. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
36. The residue that remains when something is burned.
37. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
45. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
47. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. Term of address for a man.
50. Goddess of fate.
51. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
52. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
53. The cry made by sheep.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. (informal) Of the highest quality.
4. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
5. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
6. A bottle with a stopper.
7. Used of a single unit or thing.
8. The closing section of a musical composition.
9. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
10. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
18. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
20. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
21. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
22. Type genus of the Anatidae.
25. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
27. Enlarged prostate.
29. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
34. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
38. One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse.
39. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. Material used to daub walls.
43. A city in northern India.
44. A quantity of no importance.
46. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
47. The airforce of Great Britain.
49. A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
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