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1. Extremely pleasing.
4. A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile).
8. A decree that prohibits something.
11. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
12. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
13. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
14. A tight-fitting headdress.
15. A narrow way or road.
16. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
23. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
25. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
30. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
33. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
40. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
44. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. A quantity of no importance.
48. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
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1. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
2. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
3. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
4. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
5. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
6. An electrically charged particle.
7. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
8. Top part of an apron.
9. A genus of Indriidae.
10. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
18. A machine-readable version of a standard dictionary.
19. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. The cry made by sheep.
24. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. Informal terms for a mother.
31. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
32. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
34. 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.
35. An elaborate song for solo voice.
36. English monk and scholar (672-735).
37. In bed.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
41. Range of what one can know or understand.
42. (informal) Of the highest quality.
45. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
46. An expression of greeting.
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