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1. A demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses.
5. Wild and domestic cattle.
8. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
11. Slightly open.
12. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
15. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
16. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
17. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
20. Informal terms for a mother.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
23. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
27. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine.
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
32. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
33. A public promotion of some product or service.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
41. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
44. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
46. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
48. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
49. A light touch or stroke.
50. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
51. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
2. A genus of Platalea.
3. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
4. The address of a web page on the world wide web.
5. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
6. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
7. An honorary degree in science.
8. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
9. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
10. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
18. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
19. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
24. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
26. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945).
34. An informal term for a father.
35. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
37. (chemistry) P(otential of) H(ydrogen).
38. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
43. The bill in a restaurant.
45. A Russian river.
47. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
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