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1. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
5. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
8. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
11. An informal term for a father.
12. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
13. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
14. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. South African term for `boss'.
17. The habitation of wild animals.
18. A fit of shivering.
19. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
20. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
25. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
27. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
31. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
34. An associate degree in nursing.
35. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
36. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
41. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
42. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
46. Top part of an apron.
48. (informal) Exceptionally good.
50. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
51. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
2. A feeling of intense anger.
3. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
4. Unknown god.
5. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
6. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
7. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
8. Divulge information or secrets.
9. Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties.
10. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
15. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
21. A building where prostitutes are available.
22. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
24. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
26. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
28. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
29. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
30. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
32. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
33. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
37. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
39. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
40. In bed.
43. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
44. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
47. A bachelor's degree in religion.
49. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
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