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1. Informal terms for money.
5. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
8. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
11. Armor plate that protects the chest.
12. A tight-fitting headdress.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. Serving as or forming a base.
15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
16. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
17. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
25. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
26. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
27. Very dark black.
29. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
33. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
35. Mar or spoil the appearance of.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
41. Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887).
42. The month following January and preceding March.
44. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
45. American novelist (1909-1955).
46. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
47. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
48. A quantity of no importance.
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1. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
2. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
3. A speech defect that involves pronouncing s like voiceless th and z like voiced th.
4. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
5. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
6. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
7. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
8. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
9. A sudden very loud noise.
10. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. The act of scanning.
21. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
23. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
24. The fatty flesh of eel.
28. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
30. Goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis.
31. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
32. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
34. In bed.
36. Open pastry filled with fruit or custard.
39. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
40. The cry made by sheep.
43. A bachelor's degree in religion.
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