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1. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
4. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
8. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
11. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
12. Type genus of the Anatidae.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
16. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
18. A telegram sent abroad.
21. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
22. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
23. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
24. The battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians.
25. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
27. Domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
33. Half the width of an em.
34. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
37. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
40. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
44. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
46. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
47. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
50. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A white trivalent metallic element.
4. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
5. (Babylonian) The sky god.
6. Unknown god.
7. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
8. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
9. Using the voice.
10. A form of Japanese poetry.
15. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
17. In bed.
19. A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph.
20. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
26. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
28. English monk and scholar (672-735).
29. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
30. Make lighter or brighter.
32. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
33. A white trivalent metallic element.
35. A French abbot.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
39. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
42. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
43. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
45. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
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