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1. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
4. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
8. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
11. Late time of life.
12. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
13. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
14. (informal) Of the highest quality.
15. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
16. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
17. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A white trivalent metallic element.
22. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
25. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
30. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
33. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
38. The protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes.
41. The basic unit of money on Malta.
44. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
45. Water frozen in the solid state.
47. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
48. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
49. The act of scanning.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
5. 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.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
8. A user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text.
9. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
10. Divulge information or secrets.
18. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
19. The last (12th) month of the year.
23. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
26. A light touch or stroke.
27. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
28. 16 ounces.
29. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
31. United States abolitionist (1786-1865).
32. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
34. Any plant of the genus Erica.
35. Having the head uncovered.
39. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
40. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
42. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
43. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
46. A bachelor's degree in science.
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