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1. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
4. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
8. The bill in a restaurant.
11. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
12. Largest known toad species.
13. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
14. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
15. A youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s.
16. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
17. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
20. A genus of Ploceidae.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
24. Of surpassing excellence.
28. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
32. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
33. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
42. An expression of open-mouthed astonishment.
44. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
46. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
47. The residue that remains when something is burned.
48. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
49. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
5. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
6. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
7. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
8. A one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.
9. Sour or bitter in taste.
10. English monk and scholar (672-735).
18. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
21. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
22. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
25. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
26. An informal term for a father.
27. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
29. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
30. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
31. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
35. A vigorous blow.
37. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
38. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
40. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
41. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. Before noon.
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