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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
5. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
8. Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of.
11. (trademark) A type of inflatable air mattress.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. (Hawaiian) A small guitar having four strings.
14. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
15. A master's degree in business.
16. A light touch or stroke.
17. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
18. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
20. A fraudulent business scheme.
23. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
24. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
26. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
27. How long something has existed.
28. An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown.
29. The month following July and preceding September.
32. A young woman making her debut into society.
39. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
42. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
44. Fiddler crabs.
45. Type genus of the Anatidae.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
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1. Elk or moose.
2. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
3. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
4. A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times.
5. Informal terms for a mother.
6. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
7. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
8. (Old Testament) The fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
9. Jordan's port.
10. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
19. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
21. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
22. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
25. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
30. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
31. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
33. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
34. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. A Hindu prince or king in India.
36. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
40. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
41. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
43. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
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