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1. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
4. A bachelor's degree in library science.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
11. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
12. The act of grasping.
13. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
14. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
16. Black tropical American cuckoo.
17. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
18. Any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap.
19. A telegram sent abroad.
21. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
23. Extremely pleasing.
24. Joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis.
26. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
32. The cry made by sheep.
36. Small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers.
42. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
44. Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of.
47. Fiddler crabs.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
50. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
51. A public promotion of some product or service.
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1. Young of domestic cattle.
2. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
3. Reflecting light.
4. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. (informal) Exceptionally good.
6. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959).
7. The brightest star in Virgo.
8. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
9. An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle.
10. American novelist (1909-1955).
15. A small cake leavened with yeast.
20. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
22. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
25. Being nine more than ninety.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
29. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
33. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
34. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
35. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. A Hindu prince or king in India.
39. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
43. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
45. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
46. A public promotion of some product or service.
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