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1. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
11. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
12. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
13. How long something has existed.
14. Serving to set in motion.
16. (botany) Relating to or attached to the axis.
18. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
19. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
20. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
21. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. Intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase).
27. An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown.
28. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
31. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
33. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
35. A Hindu prince or king in India.
39. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
41. Being ten more than one hundred eighty.
42. The habitation of wild animals.
43. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
44. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
46. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
47. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
48. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
49. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
50. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
51. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
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1. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia.
2. A native or inhabitant of Iran.
3. A descendent or heir.
4. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
5. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
6. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
7. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
8. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
9. Metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon.
10. United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886).
15. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
17. Being three more than ninety.
22. In bed.
23. A note appended to a letter after the signature.
24. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
29. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
30. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
32. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
34. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
35. A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
38. Baby bed with high sides.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
45. A state in northwestern North America.
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