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1. Fiddler crabs.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
11. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
12. Type genus of the Anatidae.
13. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
14. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
15. Any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule.
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
19. 16 ounces.
21. A member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India.
24. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
26. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
27. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
31. Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings.
33. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
34. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. Being one more than nine.
48. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
49. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
50. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
52. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
2. Goods carried by a large vehicle.
3. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. An informal term for a father.
5. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
6. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
7. The sign language used in the United States.
8. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
9. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
10. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
18. The basic unit of money in Macao.
20. A flexible container with a single opening.
22. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
23. God of death.
25. Genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers.
28. A light touch or stroke.
29. An associate degree in nursing.
30. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
32. A large fleet.
36. In bed.
37. An unofficial association of people or groups.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
41. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
43. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
44. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
46. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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