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1. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
4. A book of the New Testament.
8. The residue that remains when something is burned.
11. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
12. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
15. A decree that prohibits something.
16. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
17. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
20. Make less active or intense.
22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
24. A young woman making her debut into society.
25. The cry made by sheep.
27. 35th President of the United States.
30. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
39. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
42. A humorous anecdote or remark.
43. Wild and domestic cattle.
45. A type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel.
46. (informal) Of the highest quality.
47. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
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1. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
2. Type genus of the Amiidae.
3. A historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan.
4. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
6. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
7. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. Singing jazz.
10. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
18. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. A small cake leavened with yeast.
21. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
23. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
26. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
28. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
29. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
31. Red Bordeaux wine from the Medoc district of southwestern France.
32. Lower in esteem.
34. Affect with wonder.
35. Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers.
38. Largest known toad species.
39. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
40. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
41. Remaining after all deductions.
44. A Russian river.
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