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1. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
4. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
8. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
11. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
12. In bed.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Before noon.
15. A sudden short attack.
16. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
17. United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990).
21. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
24. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
25. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
29. Make difficult to perceive by sight.
31. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
33. A proportion multiplied by 100.
34. The capital of Croatia.
36. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
40. A state in east central United States.
42. At or constituting a border or edge.
45. God of fire.
46. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
48. A city of central China.
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1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
2. Avatar of Vishnu.
3. A public promotion of some product or service.
4. Of or relating to or characteristic of Morocco or its people.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
7. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
8. An oil port in southern Iraq.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
18. A motley assortment of things.
19. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
20. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
22. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
27. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
32. Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed.
33. A public promotion of some product or service.
35. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
37. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
38. Tropical Asian starlings.
39. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
44. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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