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1. Temporary military shelter.
4. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. Relating to or containing the azo radical.
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
14. A slender double-reed instrument.
15. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
16. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
17. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. Jordan's port.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae.
27. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
30. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
31. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
33. (informal) Roused to anger.
36. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
38. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
39. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
40. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
44. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
45. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
48. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
49. 10 grams.
50. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
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1. Leafless East Indian vine.
2. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
3. Formerly included in genus Cedrela.
4. A person forced to flee from home or country.
5. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
6. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
7. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
19. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
23. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
24. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy.
28. Relating to or characteristic of Arabs.
29. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
32. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
35. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
37. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
41. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
43. The month following July and preceding September.
46. A public promotion of some product or service.
47. A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth.
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