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1. The quantity contained in a keg.
4. A branch of the Tai languages.
8. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
11. Canadian hockey player (born 1948).
12. Wrap us in a cerecloth, as of a corpse.
13. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
14. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
15. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
17. United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961).
19. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
21. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
23. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
25. Type genus of the Nepidae.
29. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
30. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
31. Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. A city in the European part of Russia.
47. Similar or related in quality or character.
48. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
49. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
50. Having been read.
51. A port in southwestern Scotland.
52. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
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1. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
2. A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.
3. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula.
4. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
5. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
6. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
7. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
8. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
9. The capital of Western Samoa.
10. An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle.
18. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
20. A historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan.
22. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
24. An informal term for a father.
26. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
27. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
28. A state in northwestern North America.
32. Type genus of the Gavidae.
35. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
36. The basic unit of money in South Africa.
37. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
38. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
39. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
40. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
41. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
44. (formerly) A title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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