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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
8. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. The highest level or degree attainable.
13. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. Young sheep.
16. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
23. Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions.
28. In such a manner as could not be otherwise.
31. The cry made by sheep.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
35. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
37. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
43. A Hindu prince or king in India.
48. By bad luck.
49. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
50. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi.
51. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
52. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
5. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
6. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
7. Spiritually reborn or converted.
8. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
9. Type genus of the Ranidae.
10. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
18. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
19. An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman.
22. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
24. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
25. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
26. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
27. A master's degree in business.
29. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
30. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
33. A large fleet.
36. Lower in esteem.
39. Offering fun and gaiety.
40. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. Related to or located at the back.
44. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
45. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
46. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
47. A bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945).
48. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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