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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. In bed.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
12. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. A dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China.
17. Informal terms for a mother.
18. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
20. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
21. Felt hat with a creased crown.
24. A light touch or stroke.
27. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
28. A licensed medical practitioner.
29. (informal) Exceptionally good.
31. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
34. A radioactive transuranic element.
35. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
47. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
48. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
49. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
50. Take in solid food.
51. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. South African term for `boss'.
2. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
3. The act of scanning.
4. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
5. The cry made by sheep.
6. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
7. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
8. Before noon.
9. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
16. Make amends for.
19. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
22. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
23. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
25. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
32. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
33. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
36. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. Earlier a god.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
41. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
42. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
43. A state in northwestern North America.
44. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
45. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
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