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1. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
5. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
8. Pertaining to the forward part of a vessel.
11. An informal term for a father.
12. A man who serves as a sailor.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Weapons considered collectively.
15. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
16. Noisy talk.
17. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
20. (nautical, aeronautical) Situated at or toward the stern or tail.
21. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
24. To a severe or serious degree.
25. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
29. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
34. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
37. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
38. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
41. 10 grams.
42. An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown.
43. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
44. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
45. A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore.
46. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
47. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
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1. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
2. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
3. Declare or acknowledge to be true.
4. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy.
7. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
8. French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524).
9. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
10. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
18. A young woman making her debut into society.
19. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
23. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
26. (trademark) An antacid.
27. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. Greek mythology.
31. Filled with a great quantity.
32. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds.
33. North Atlantic sea poacher.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
39. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
40. The cry made by sheep.
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