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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
8. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
11. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
12. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
13. The former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil.
14. By bad luck.
16. Tag the base runner to get him out.
17. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
19. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
24. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
26. A member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India.
29. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
30. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
32. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
34. A contestant who loses the contest.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
46. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
47. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
48. A small cake leavened with yeast.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
50. The sound made by corvine birds.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. Offering fun and gaiety.
3. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
5. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
6. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
7. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
8. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
9. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
10. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
15. The act of scanning.
20. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
21. A light touch or stroke.
22. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
23. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
33. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
34. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
35. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
36. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
39. God of love and erotic desire.
40. Beside one another in a row or rank.
42. A master's degree in business.
43. Extremely pleasing.
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