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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
7. An unpleasant or disastrous destiny.
11. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
12. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
13. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
14. Covered with paving material.
17. An honorary degree in science.
18. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
21. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
23. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
25. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
27. South African term for `boss'.
29. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
32. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
33. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
35. Common Indian weaverbird.
43. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
48. A Loloish language.
49. Having leadership guidance.
50. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
51. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
52. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An unforeseen obstacle.
3. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
4. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
5. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
6. A bachelor's degree in religion.
7. A person forced to flee from home or country.
8. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
9. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
10. Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light.
15. A master's degree in fine arts.
16. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
19. A small cake leavened with yeast.
20. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
22. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
24. The residue that remains when something is burned.
26. Being one more than one.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
31. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
37. A university in Connecticut.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
41. In bed.
42. A quantity of no importance.
44. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
45. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
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