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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
13. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
16. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
22. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
25. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
26. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
27. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
33. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
36. A loss of will power.
38. Offering fun and gaiety.
40. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
41. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
43. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
44. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
45. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
46. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
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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. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
6. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
7. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
8. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
9. Type genus of the Ranidae.
10. By bad luck.
18. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
19. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
20. (used especially of persons) Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. 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.
31. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
32. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
34. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
35. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
37. Divulge information or secrets.
39. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
42. An informal term for a father.
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