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1. A bachelor's degree in theology.
4. Make an etching of.
8. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
11. The fatty flesh of eel.
12. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
13. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
14. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
16. A decree that prohibits something.
18. A college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team.
19. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
20. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
24. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
25. The month following January and preceding March.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
32. A resource.
33. Oil palms.
35. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
36. A public promotion of some product or service.
37. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
40. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
45. Wrap us in a cerecloth, as of a corpse.
46. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
49. Liquid excretory product.
50. A light touch or stroke.
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1. A bluish shade of green.
2. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
3. Divulge information or secrets.
4. Very dark black.
5. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
6. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
7. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
8. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
9. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
10. A city in central Lithuania.
15. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
17. Type genus of the Nepidae.
21. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. By bad luck.
23. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
26. The cry made by sheep.
27. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
30. (of panes of glass) Fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead.
31. A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments).
34. Closed with a lace.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
41. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
42. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
43. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
44. An informal term for a father.
45. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
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