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1. A French abbot.
5. An enclosed space.
8. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
11. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
12. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
13. Used of a single unit or thing.
14. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
15. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
16. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
17. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
21. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
24. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
28. A loud harsh or strident noise.
30. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
31. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
32. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
41. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
44. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
46. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
48. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
49. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
50. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
51. Made of fir or pine.
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1. A primeval personification of air and breath.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. An unofficial association of people or groups.
4. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
5. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
6. Jordan's port.
7. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
8. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
9. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
10. Heal or recover.
18. A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada.
19. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
20. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
22. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
23. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
25. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
26. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
27. A doctor's degree in religion.
29. Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes.
33. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
34. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. In bed.
37. A slender double-reed instrument.
38. A Loloish language.
39. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
43. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
44. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
45. A state in northwestern North America.
47. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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