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1. A large number or amount.
5. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
12. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
17. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
20. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
22. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
25. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
28. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
32. The capital of Croatia.
33. Divulge information or secrets.
36. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
46. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
48. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
49. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. The face of a timepiece.
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1. A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
4. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
5. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
6. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
7. Covered with paving material.
8. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. Jordan's port.
23. 10 grams.
26. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
27. Soft creamy white cheese.
29. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
30. A state in midwestern United States.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
35. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
37. In bed.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. (informal) Exceptionally good.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
43. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
44. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
47. A doctor's degree in religion.
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