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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
8. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. Tag the base runner to get him out.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
23. Food for domestic livestock.
25. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
28. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
30. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
33. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
35. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
37. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
41. Black tropical American cuckoo.
42. The highest level or degree attainable.
45. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
46. A boy or man.
47. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
48. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
49. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
50. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
51. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
5. French romantic writer (1766-1817).
6. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
7. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
8. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
9. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
10. An informal term for a father.
16. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
18. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
20. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
21. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
24. The residue that remains when something is burned.
26. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
27. A Mid-Atlantic state.
29. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
31. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels.
32. Dwell (archaic).
34. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
36. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
38. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
43. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
44. A master's degree in fine arts.
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