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1. A flexible container with a single opening.
4. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
8. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
11. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
12. An informal term for a father.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. The cry made by sheep.
15. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
16. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
17. An honorary arts degree.
19. Lower in esteem.
21. Relating to the blood vessels or blood.
23. Small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar.
26. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
27. On or toward the lee.
28. A small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo.
30. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
34. A lyric poet.
38. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
41. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
42. (informal) Of the highest quality.
44. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
45. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
46. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
47. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
48. Common Indian weaverbird.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. The sixth month of the civil year.
3. Stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water.
4. Large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles.
5. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
6. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
7. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
8. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
9. By bad luck.
10. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
18. Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence.
20. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
22. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
24. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
25. Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
29. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
31. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
32. An orderly arrangement.
33. Ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing.
35. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
39. Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.
40. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
43. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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