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1. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
4. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
12. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
13. British informal term.
14. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
15. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
16. The month following September and preceding November.
17. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
19. Any plant of the genus Erica.
21. A small cake leavened with yeast.
23. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
24. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
27. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
31. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. Tag the base runner to get him out.
37. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
40. The cry made by sheep.
42. A person who possesses great material wealth.
45. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
46. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
48. The sign language used in the United States.
49. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
50. A member of the British order of honor.
51. Towards the side away from the wind.
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1. French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style (tight bodice and narrow waist and flowing pleated skirt) that became known as the New Look (1905-1957).
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
6. (informal) Of the highest quality.
7. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
8. Stay clear from.
9. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
10. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
18. A port city in southwestern Iran.
20. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
22. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
25. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
26. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
28. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. Of or belonging to an aecium.
34. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
38. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
39. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
41. An associate degree in applied science.
43. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
44. Take in solid food.
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