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1. (Australian and New Zealand) A disparaging term for English immigrants to Australia or New Zealand.
4. Law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions.
8. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
11. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
12. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
13. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
14. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
15. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
16. (informal) Roused to anger.
17. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
18. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
20. Black tropical American cuckoo.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
28. United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831).
30. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
31. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
32. 16 ounces.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
38. An associate degree in applied science.
42. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
44. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
45. A flexible container with a single opening.
46. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
47. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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1. A genus of Ploceidae.
2. English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957).
3. A Nilotic language.
4. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
5. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
6. Of or relating to or near the coccyx.
7. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
8. A large fleet.
9. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
10. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
19. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
24. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
27. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element.
29. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
33. Common Indian weaverbird.
35. Wearing or provided with clothing.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
39. A shape that sags.
40. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
41. The last (12th) month of the year.
42. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
43. A state in northwestern North America.
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