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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
5. One millionth of a gram.
8. Inquire about.
11. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
12. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. Notify of danger, potential harm, or risk.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
17. Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy.
21. A young woman making her debut into society.
23. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
32. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
33. A bachelor's degree in religion.
35. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
38. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
42. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
43. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
45. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
46. Either extremity of something that has length.
47. An informal term for a father.
48. The residue that remains when something is burned.
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1. The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Old Testament considered as a unit.
2. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
3. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
4. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
5. A master's degree in fine arts.
6. Grayish baboon of southern and eastern Africa.
7. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
10. God of love and erotic desire.
18. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
19. In bed.
20. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
22. A decree that prohibits something.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. A French abbot.
28. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
29. Paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak.
31. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
34. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
35. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
36. South African term for `boss'.
37. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
39. An open box attached to a long pole handle.
40. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
41. The cry made by sheep.
44. A public promotion of some product or service.
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