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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
7. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. Informal terms for the mouth.
13. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. A master's degree in business.
16. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
20. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
23. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
27. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
29. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
32. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
36. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
39. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. A large fleet.
43. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
45. A fraudulent business scheme.
46. Tag the base runner to get him out.
49. God of the underworld.
50. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
51. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
52. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. (classical architecture) A molding for a cornice.
5. A small cake leavened with yeast.
6. An accountant certified by the state.
7. The capital of Croatia.
8. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
9. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
10. A French abbot.
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
22. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
24. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
25. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
26. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. Wish harm upon.
31. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
34. Type genus of the Gavidae.
35. Cause to be embarrassed.
37. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
38. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
42. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
44. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
47. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
48. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
49. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
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