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1. The compass point that is one point south of due west.
4. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
8. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
11. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
12. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
13. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
14. Water frozen in the solid state.
15. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. A fraudulent business scheme.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. God of love and erotic desire.
22. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
28. A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga.
30. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
32. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
33. The cry made by sheep.
34. Obvious and dull.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
41. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
44. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
46. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
47. How long something has existed.
48. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
49. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
50. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
51. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
52. Unknown god.
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1. A mixer incorporating a coil of wires.
2. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
3. Water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere v 1.
4. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
5. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
6. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
7. Used of a single unit or thing.
8. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
18. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
20. A bachelor's degree in religion.
23. Jordan's port.
24. A light touch or stroke.
25. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
26. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
31. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
35. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
36. A quantity of no importance.
38. Fallow deer.
39. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
42. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
45. An informal term for a father.
46. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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