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1. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
12. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
13. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
14. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
15. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
16. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
17. By bad luck.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
24. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
27. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
28. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
34. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
38. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
40. Gone by.
41. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
42. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
45. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
46. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
49. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
50. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
51. Very dark black.
52. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
3. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
4. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
5. A port in northwestern Israel on the Bay of Acre.
6. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
7. The cry made by sheep.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. French romantic writer (1766-1817).
19. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
22. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
26. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
30. A shape that sags.
31. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
33. A telegram sent abroad.
35. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
36. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
37. Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.
39. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
43. A light touch or stroke.
44. A decree that prohibits something.
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
48. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
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