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1. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi.
4. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
12. A city in east central Texas.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. On or toward the lee.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
20. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
23. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
28. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
31. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
32. In bed.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. A light touch or stroke.
39. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
40. An accidental happening.
42. Marked by the reception of pay.
46. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
47. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
48. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
51. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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1. Hit hard.
2. A small cake leavened with yeast.
3. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period.
4. Distant in either space or time.
5. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
6. Water frozen in the solid state.
7. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
18. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
19. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
24. A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element.
25. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
27. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
29. Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing.
30. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
33. Selected as the best.
34. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. South African term for `boss'.
39. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
41. Seed of a pea plant.
43. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
44. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
45. (informal) Of the highest quality.
46. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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