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1. A unit of pressure.
4. Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights.
8. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
11. A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes.
12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
13. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
14. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
16. (chemistry) Relating to or containing the azido group N3.
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
19. Half the width of an em.
25. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
27. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
28. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
29. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
30. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
33. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
40. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
41. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
42. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
45. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
46. Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales.
47. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
48. The basic unit of money in Albania.
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1. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
2. (informal) Valuable goods.
3. Not in good physical or mental health.
4. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
5. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
6. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
7. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
8. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
9. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
10. A pointed projection.
15. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
18. An associate degree in nursing.
20. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
21. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
22. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
23. A woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East.
24. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. American Revolutionary patriot.
32. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
34. Dearly loved.
35. In bed.
36. A metallic tapping sound.
37. A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite.
38. A French abbot.
39. A narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place v 1.
43. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
44. A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element.
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