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1. A cruel wicked and inhuman person.
5. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
7. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
11. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
12. 1/10 gram.
13. Tasting sour like a lemon.
14. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
16. Sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds.
17. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
19. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
22. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. Jordan's port.
28. 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.
30. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement.
38. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
42. (informal) Exceptionally good.
43. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
45. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
46. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
49. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi.
50. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
51. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
52. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
3. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
4. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
5. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. Any distinct time period in a sequence of events.
8. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
9. A formal dance held for a school class toward the end of the academic year.
10. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
15. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
18. Jordan's port.
20. A motley assortment of things.
21. A flexible container with a single opening.
24. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
31. In bed.
33. Before noon.
36. Make secure by lashing.
37. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
38. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
39. The first light of day.
40. A French abbot.
41. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
44. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
47. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
48. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
49. A brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors.
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