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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. A small island.
8. Not divisible by two.
11. (informal) Of the highest quality.
12. Material used to daub walls.
13. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
14. A flexible container with a single opening.
15. Very dark black.
16. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
23. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
25. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
26. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
28. The capital of Croatia.
31. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
32. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
33. Lean end of the neck.
36. Of or relating to or involving an area.
39. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
42. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
43. Lacking in light.
45. A human limb.
46. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
47. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
3. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
4. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
5. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
6. A Nilotic language.
7. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
8. Of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base.
9. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
10. Little known Kamarupan languages.
18. The southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah.
19. Sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere v 1.
20. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
21. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
24. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
29. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
30. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers.
34. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
35. Avatar of Vishnu.
37. Affected manners intended to impress others.
38. Young sheep.
40. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
41. Remaining after all deductions.
44. A Russian river.
45. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
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