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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
13. British dominion over India (1757-1947).
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
17. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
18. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. The second largest city in Tunisia.
25. Long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America.
27. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
29. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
31. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
37. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
41. A branch of the Tai languages.
42. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
43. Again but in a new or different way.
46. A master's degree in business.
47. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
48. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
49. Tag the base runner to get him out.
50. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
51. Of or being the lowest female voice.
52. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. Ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets.
5. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
6. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
7. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
8. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
9. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
10. A mythical Greek hero.
16. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
19. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
21. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
22. (informal) Of the highest quality.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. Related to or located at the back.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
32. An associate degree in applied science.
34. A genus of Lamnidae.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. Jordan's port.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. Material used to daub walls.
40. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
41. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
44. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
45. A United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services.
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