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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit.
8. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
13. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
14. An affirmative.
15. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
16. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
23. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
26. In bed.
30. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
33. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
34. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
35. A light touch or stroke.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
42. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
46. A traditional story accepted as history.
48. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
49. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
50. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
51. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
52. Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair.
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1. Common Indian weaverbird.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910).
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. An oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract.
7. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
8. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
9. Not only so, but.
10. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
18. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
20. African mahogany trees.
21. A pass between mountain peaks.
22. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
24. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
25. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
27. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
28. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
29. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
32. Tag the base runner to get him out.
36. Make amends for.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
43. (informal) Of the highest quality.
44. Enlarged prostate.
45. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
47. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element.
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