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1. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
5. A decree that prohibits something.
8. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
11. An excavation that is (usually) filled with water.
12. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
13. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
14. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
15. A light touch or stroke.
16. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
17. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
20. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
22. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
23. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
24. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
30. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
31. A Loloish language.
34. Established irrevocably.
39. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
42. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
43. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
45. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine.
3. (botany) Especially of petals or leaves in bud.
4. A name that has been assumed temporarily.
5. Spread or daub over.
6. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
7. Tag the base runner to get him out.
8. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
9. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
10. A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts.
18. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
21. A state in northwestern North America.
25. 10 grams.
26. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
27. Being nine more than ninety.
28. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
29. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
32. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
33. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
34. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
35. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
36. Divulge information or secrets.
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
40. A flexible container with a single opening.
41. Fiddler crabs.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. A state in midwestern United States.
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