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1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
4. Highly excited.
8. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
11. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
12. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
13. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
14. (linguistics) The form of a word after all affixes are removed.
16. God of the earth.
17. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
18. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
21. The vein in the center of a leaf.
24. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
25. New Zealand conifer.
29. A bachelor's degree in theology.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. Pertaining to or near the sun.
42. (nautical, aeronautical) Situated at or toward the stern or tail.
45. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
46. The address of a web page on the world wide web.
47. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
50. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
51. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
52. A flexible container with a single opening.
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1. State in northeastern India.
2. Club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron.
3. Distance travelled per unit time.
4. An associate degree in nursing.
5. A humorous anecdote or remark.
6. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
7. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
8. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
9. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
10. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
15. God of death.
19. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
20. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
23. Before noon.
26. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
27. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
28. A state in midwestern United States.
30. Glass or plastic vessel.
32. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
35. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
38. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
39. Liquid excretory product.
40. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
41. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
43. An associate degree in applied science.
44. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
45. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
48. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
49. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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