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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. The bill in a restaurant.
11. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
12. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
13. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
14. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
15. American novelist (1909-1955).
16. God of the earth.
17. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
21. The event of dying or departure from life.
23. A city in northern India.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
30. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
34. A state in midwestern United States.
35. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
37. 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.
41. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
47. Material used to daub walls.
48. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
49. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
50. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
51. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
52. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
53. Tear or be torn violently.
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1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
5. An Asian temple.
6. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology.
7. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
8. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
9. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
10. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
18. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
20. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
22. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
24. Functioning correctly and ready for action.
25. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
28. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
32. Included seven times in every 19 years.
36. Lower in esteem.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. Full of zest or vigor.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. Austrian chemist who did research on carotenoids and vitamins (1900-1967).
43. In bed.
46. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
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