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1. Tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine.
5. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
8. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
11. Very dark black.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. A city in the European part of Russia.
14. (informal) Very tired.
15. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
17. An associate degree in applied science.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. God of wealth and love.
24. Someone whose business is advertising.
26. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
27. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
28. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
29. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. (informal) Exceptionally good.
40. A bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945).
41. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
43. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
44. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
45. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
46. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
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1. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
2. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
3. Any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers.
4. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
5. A small cake leavened with yeast.
6. Tag the base runner to get him out.
7. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
8. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
9. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
10. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
16. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
18. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
21. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
22. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
23. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
25. (informal) Roused to anger.
30. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame.
31. A Muslim council of state.
32. A farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater.
34. Taken or to be taken at random.
35. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
39. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
42. A Russian river.
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