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1. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
11. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
12. Toward the mouth or oral region.
13. Informal terms for a mother.
14. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
15. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
16. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
17. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
20. The 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
23. A member of the Dravidian people living in southeastern India.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. Informal terms for a mother.
27. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
28. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
29. A flexible container with a single opening.
31. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
42. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
43. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
44. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
45. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
46. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
47. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
48. The residue that remains when something is burned.
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1. Not plain.
2. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
3. A strong emotion.
4. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
5. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
6. The cry made by sheep.
7. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
8. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
9. A member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India.
10. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
18. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
21. A metric unit of length equal to ten meters.
22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
24. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
32. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
33. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
35. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
36. An informal term for a father.
37. Type genus of the Anatidae.
38. United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971).
40. Decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor.
41. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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