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1. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
4. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
8. The compass point midway between south and southwest.
11. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
12. The face of a timepiece.
13. A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
14. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
17. Similar to the color of jade.
20. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
22. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
23. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
26. In bed.
27. An associate degree in applied science.
28. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
29. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
31. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
34. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
36. A light touch or stroke.
39. An informal term for a father.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
45. The fatty flesh of eel.
48. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
49. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
50. (informal) Of the highest quality.
51. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
2. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
3. Toward the mouth or oral region.
4. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
5. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
6. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
7. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
8. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
9. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
10. English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542).
15. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
16. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
18. Adorned by inlays.
19. A radioactive transuranic element.
21. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
24. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
25. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
30. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
32. With rapid movements.
33. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
35. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
36. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
37. A French abbot.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
41. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
43. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
44. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
47. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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