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1. A large number or amount.
5. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
7. God of love and erotic desire.
11. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
12. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
13. Very dark black.
14. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
15. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
16. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
17. Being one more than fifty.
18. A radioactive transuranic element.
21. A cgs unit of work or energy.
25. Remaining after all deductions.
26. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
28. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
30. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
31. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
35. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
39. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
42. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
43. A successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).
44. Tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets.
45. Being two more than fifty.
46. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
47. Type genus of the Amiidae.
48. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
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1. A very large person.
2. (Norse mythology) The chief race of gods living at Asgard.
3. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
4. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
7. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
8. A port city in southwestern Iran.
9. Among the largest bony fish.
10. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
19. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
20. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
22. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
23. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
24. A flexible container with a single opening.
27. A card game for 2 players.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
32. Of or like a feeble old woman.
33. A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary).
34. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
36. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
37. God of fire.
38. A Hindu prince or king in India.
40. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
41. Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.
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