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1. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
4. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
8. Inquire about.
11. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
12. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
15. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
16. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
17. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
22. A final climactic stage.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
26. Back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked.
27. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
31. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
36. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
39. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
40. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
43. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
44. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
45. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
46. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
47. (Roman Catholic) A greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist.
48. A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans.
49. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
50. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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1. Traveling by foot.
2. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
3. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
4. A castrated tomcat.
5. (Philippine) A dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish.
6. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
7. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
10. God of love and erotic desire.
18. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
20. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
23. An informal term for a father.
24. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
28. (trademark) An antacid.
29. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
30. An associate degree in nursing.
32. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
33. Appeal or request earnestly.
34. Italian operatic composer (1813-1901).
35. Affect with wonder.
37. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
38. A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ.
41. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
42. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
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