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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
8. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
11. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
12. A shade of blue tinged with green.
13. How long something has existed.
14. Call upon in supplication.
15. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
16. A light touch or stroke.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
18. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
19. Informal terms for a mother.
20. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
21. An associate degree in applied science.
25. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
27. The residue that remains when something is burned.
28. An enclosed space.
31. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
38. Covered with paving material.
40. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
41. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
42. A quantity of no importance.
44. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
45. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
46. In bed.
47. Tag the base runner to get him out.
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1. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
2. English monk and scholar (672-735).
3. A cgs unit of work or energy.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. Jordan's port.
6. A natural protective covering of the body.
7. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
8. An informal term for a father.
9. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
10. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
23. State in northeastern India.
24. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
30. Unknown god.
32. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
33. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
34. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
35. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
36. Type genus of the Ranidae.
37. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
39. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
43. A Mid-Atlantic state.
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