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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. Step on it.
8. The last (12th) month of the year.
11. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
12. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. Toward the mouth or oral region.
15. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
16. Tag the base runner to get him out.
17. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
19. A special way of doing something.
20. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
29. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
31. 1/10 gram.
32. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
34. A landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
48. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
49. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
50. A Russian river.
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1. Absent without permission.
2. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
3. Jordan's port.
4. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
5. Any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill.
6. African antelope with ridged curved horns.
7. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
8. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
9. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
10. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
18. Go on board.
21. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
22. Before noon.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. A bachelor's degree in religion.
28. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
30. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
33. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
34. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
35. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
36. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
37. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
39. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
40. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
42. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
43. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
45. An associate degree in nursing.
47. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
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