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1. A secret society of white Southerners to resist Black emancipation.
4. An inhabitant of Lappland.
8. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
11. The momentary present.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
15. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
16. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
17. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
20. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
23. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
25. Tag the base runner to get him out.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
33. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
47. Using speech rather than writing.
48. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
49. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
50. A small cake leavened with yeast.
51. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. A rounded projection or protuberance.
2. Tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine.
3. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
4. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882).
7. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
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. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
19. An associate degree in nursing.
21. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. A bachelor's degree in religion.
31. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
32. A decree that prohibits something.
34. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
38. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
39. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
40. In bed.
41. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
43. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
44. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
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