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1. Former measure of the US economy.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
11. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
12. A lyric poet.
13. The month following March and preceding May.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
16. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
17. The habitation of wild animals.
18. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
20. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
23. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
25. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
28. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
31. Any plant of the genus Erica.
34. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
39. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
45. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
46. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
49. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
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1. A compact mass.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. A writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry).
4. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. (informal) Exceptionally good.
7. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
8. A genus of Pyralidae.
9. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
10. The form of RNA that attaches the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA).
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
19. An associate degree in nursing.
21. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
22. (informal) Of the highest quality.
24. Being one more than one hundred.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
30. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
32. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
33. God of wealth and love.
35. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. Common Indian weaverbird.
38. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
40. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
41. A shape that sags.
42. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
43. A slight amount or degree of difference.
44. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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