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1. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
4. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
7. God of death.
11. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. In bed.
14. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
15. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
16. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
17. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
21. The cry made by sheep.
23. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
24. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
26. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
28. A Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic.
29. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
30. Jordan's port.
33. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
34. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
46. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. Considerate and solicitous care.
48. A small cake leavened with yeast.
49. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
5. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
6. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
7. Powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific.
8. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
9. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
10. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
18. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
19. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea.
25. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
27. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
31. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
32. Any of various units of capacity.
35. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
36. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
42. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
43. The last (12th) month of the year.
44. A tight-fitting headdress.
45. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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