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1. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
4. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
8. Not reflecting light.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. Up to the present time.
15. A small cake leavened with yeast.
16. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
27. A selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Prozac).
31. Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits.
33. Lower in esteem.
34. The cry made by sheep.
35. 10 grams.
36. Functioning correctly and ready for action.
38. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
41. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
43. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
47. Offering fun and gaiety.
49. Fiddler crabs.
50. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
51. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
52. The month following August and preceding October.
53. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
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1. Common Indian weaverbird.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
4. Extremely pleasing.
5. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
6. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
7. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
8. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
18. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
20. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
21. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
22. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
24. A small nail.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
29. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
30. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
32. Port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland.
37. Toward the mouth or oral region.
38. A New England state.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
42. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
44. (informal) Of the highest quality.
45. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
46. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
47. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
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