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1. The sign language used in the United States.
4. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
7. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
11. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
12. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
13. Look at with amorous intentions.
14. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
15. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
16. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. A state in New England.
21. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
23. A heavy precious metallic element.
24. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
26. A telegram sent abroad.
28. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
30. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).
31. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
32. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
39. An enclosed space.
41. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
45. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
46. Very dark black.
47. A master's degree in business.
48. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
49. Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands.
50. A light touch or stroke.
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
4. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
5. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
6. (informal) Of the highest quality.
7. Of or relating to or near the coccyx.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. (British) Any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low).
10. French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834).
18. The basic unit of money in Spain.
19. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
22. The cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten.
25. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
27. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
29. An indication of approved or superior status.
33. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
34. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
36. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. (computer science) The part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing.
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. An orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa.
44. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
45. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
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