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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
5. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles.
12. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
13. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
14. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
15. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
16. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
17. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
18. A master's degree in fine arts.
20. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
28. The last (12th) month of the year.
29. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
33. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
46. A Loloish language.
47. Having leadership guidance.
48. The seventh and last day of the week.
49. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
50. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. A drama set to music.
2. Low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage.
3. The fatty flesh of eel.
4. A Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
5. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
6. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
7. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
8. The sixth month of the civil year.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
19. God of love and erotic desire.
22. A light touch or stroke.
24. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
25. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
31. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. A city in northern India.
35. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
36. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
38. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
39. In bed.
40. A quantity of no importance.
42. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
43. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
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