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1. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
4. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
12. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Slightly open.
16. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
17. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
18. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
20. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
23. Singing jazz.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. Obvious and dull.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. A blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people.
39. The eighth month of the civil year.
45. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
46. How long something has existed.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
49. An associate degree in applied science.
50. A light touch or stroke.
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1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
2. A Hindu prince or king in India.
3. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
4. Before noon.
5. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
6. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
7. Free from liquid or moisture.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
15. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
19. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
27. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. A state in midwestern United States.
29. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
31. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
32. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
35. A compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing.
36. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
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. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
41. The cry made by sheep.
42. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. The foot of a human being.
44. An informal term for a father.
45. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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