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1. Tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine.
5. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
7. Singing jazz.
11. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
12. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
13. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
14. English monk and scholar (672-735).
16. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
17. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
20. A state in northwestern North America.
21. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
29. Filaments from a cobweb.
31. In bed.
32. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
33. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
34. In ancient Semitic folklore.
38. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
42. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
47. A periodic paperback publication.
48. Strike sharply.
49. A master's degree in fine arts.
50. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
51. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
52. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
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1. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
2. The ending of a series or sequence.
3. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
4. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
5. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
6. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
7. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
9. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
10. Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees.
15. A small cake leavened with yeast.
18. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
19. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
23. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
24. The basic unit of money in China.
26. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
27. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. Valuable source of caviar and isinglass.
35. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
36. The income arising from land or other property.
37. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
39. The highest level or degree attainable.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. The sixth month of the civil year.
44. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
45. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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