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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
8. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
11. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
12. The basic unit of money in China.
13. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
14. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
15. Israeli statesman (born in Russia) (1898-1978).
16. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
17. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
19. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
21. Mar or spoil the appearance of.
24. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
27. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
32. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
33. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
35. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
42. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
46. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
47. How long something has existed.
49. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
50. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
51. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
52. Unknown god.
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1. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
2. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
3. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
4. A metric unit of length equal to ten meters.
5. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
6. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
7. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
8. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
9. Not only so, but.
10. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
18. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
23. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
29. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
36. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
37. Make an etching of.
38. Fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and hops.
39. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. South African term for `boss'.
43. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
48. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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