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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. A tight-fitting headdress.
7. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
13. Offering fun and gaiety.
14. A police officer who investigates crimes.
15. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
17. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
18. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
23. The cry made by sheep.
24. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
27. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. A light touch or stroke.
34. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
37. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
39. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
40. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
43. Fecal matter of animals.
44. Tag the base runner to get him out.
45. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
46. In bed.
47. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
48. Remaining after all deductions.
49. An informal term for a father.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
3. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
4. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
5. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
6. Seed of a pea plant.
7. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
8. A shop where a variety of goods are sold.
9. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
10. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
16. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
19. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
21. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
22. A young woman making her debut into society.
25. An informal term for a father.
26. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
31. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
32. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
33. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
35. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
36. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
38. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
41. (informal) Of the highest quality.
42. An audiotape recording of sound.
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