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1. The waging of armed conflict against an enemy.
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
8. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
11. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
12. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
13. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
14. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
16. Tag the base runner to get him out.
17. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
18. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
24. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
27. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
28. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
32. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
37. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
39. A knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue.
40. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
43. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
46. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
49. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
50. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
51. A French abbot.
52. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
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1. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. A large quantity of written matter.
4. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
5. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
6. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
7. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
8. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
9. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
10. Having a toe or toes of a specified kind.
15. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
25. A person forced to flee from home or country.
26. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
29. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
30. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. Jordan's port.
34. Wasting of the body during a chronic disease.
35. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
36. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
44. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
45. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
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