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1. The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference.
5. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
8. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
11. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
12. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
13. One-thousandth of an equivalent.
14. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
15. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
16. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
17. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
19. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A Hindu prince or king in India.
23. A genus of Mustelidae.
24. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
27. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
28. An organization of military land forces.
31. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
33. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
34. A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
38. Not in action or at work.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
42. United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859).
43. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
45. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. The bottom of a shoe or boot.
48. Unknown god.
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1. An informal term for a father.
2. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
3. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
4. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
5. Jordan's port.
6. English monk and scholar (672-735).
7. Type genus of the Majidae.
8. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
9. Big-eyed scad.
10. Jordan's port.
18. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
20. (law) A gift of personal property by will.
25. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
26. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
29. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
30. English writer of stories for children (1882-1956).
31. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
32. Any of various units of capacity.
35. Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness.
36. A French abbot.
37. Make high-pitched, whiney noises.
39. A light touch or stroke.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
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