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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
5. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
8. (nautical, aeronautical) Situated at or toward the stern or tail.
11. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. Informal terms for your occupation.
14. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
15. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
17. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
19. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
20. The cry made by sheep.
22. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
24. Lose blood from one's body.
27. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
31. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
33. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
34. A decree that prohibits something.
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
38. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
41. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
43. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
46. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
49. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
50. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
51. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
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1. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
2. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
3. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
4. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
5. A woman of refinement.
6. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
7. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
8. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
9. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
10. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
16. A port city in southwestern Iran.
18. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
25. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
26. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
28. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
29. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
30. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
32. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
44. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
45. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
46. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
47. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
48. An honorary degree in science.
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