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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. An Eskimo hut.
13. Automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
16. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
24. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
26. English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957).
31. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
35. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
44. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
47. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
49. A French abbot.
50. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
51. The habitation of wild animals.
52. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
53. An associate degree in applied science.
54. A bachelor's degree in religion.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. Divulge information or secrets.
7. Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas.
8. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
9. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
10. The capital of Western Samoa.
18. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
20. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
22. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
23. A son who has the same first name as his father.
25. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
27. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
29. A person forced to flee from home or country.
30. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
32. A port city in southwestern Iran.
36. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
38. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
39. 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.
40. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
41. Largest known toad species.
42. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
43. By bad luck.
45. A periodic paperback publication.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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