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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
5. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
8. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
11. An informal term for a father.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
14. Rounded like an egg.
15. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
16. A master's degree in business.
17. Relating to or characteristic of people of Rome.
19. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
21. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. A flexible container with a single opening.
24. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
25. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
32. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. (sometimes followed by `of') Having or showing realization or perception.
44. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
47. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
48. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
50. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
51. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
52. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
53. A master's degree in fine arts.
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1. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
2. A small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara.
3. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
4. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
5. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
6. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
7. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
8. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
20. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. Offering fun and gaiety.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
33. Used of a single unit or thing.
34. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
36. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
38. A baton used by a magician or water diviner.
39. Advanced in years.
40. God of love and erotic desire.
41. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
42. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
43. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
45. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
46. An awkward stupid person.
47. Preserve of crushed fruit.
49. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
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