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1. God of love and erotic desire.
5. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
8. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
11. Very dark black.
12. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
13. A doctor's degree in education.
14. South African term for `boss'.
15. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
16. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
17. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
20. A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. A resource.
26. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
30. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
32. Jordan's port.
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
35. A state in southeastern United States.
37. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
41. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
43. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
46. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
48. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
49. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
50. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
51. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
52. Tag the base runner to get him out.
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1. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
2. Lower in esteem.
3. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
4. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
5. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
6. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
7. (informal) Of the highest quality.
8. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
9. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
10. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
18. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
19. A movie with synchronized speech and singing.
21. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
22. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip.
24. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
27. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. In societies practicing shamanism.
36. Wearing or provided with clothing.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. One millionth of a gram.
45. The habitation of wild animals.
46. A state in northwestern North America.
47. A public promotion of some product or service.
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