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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. An odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer.
8. A light touch or stroke.
11. (informal) Of the highest quality.
12. Again but in a new or different way.
13. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
14. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
15. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
16. The last (12th) month of the year.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
26. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
27. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
31. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
35. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
38. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
39. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
43. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
45. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
46. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
47. A genetic disorder of metabolism.
48. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
4. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
5. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
6. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
7. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
8. Failing to detonate.
9. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
10. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
18. A large fleet.
19. Extremely pleasing.
21. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
22. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
23. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
25. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
28. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
29. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
32. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
33. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
34. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
36. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
37. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
41. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
42. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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