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1. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
5. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
8. The airforce of Great Britain.
11. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
12. A theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus).
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. (Hinduism) An ascetic holy man.
15. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
16. Drive away by crying "shoo!".
17. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
19. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
21. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
22. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
26. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
27. A bachelor's degree in religion.
28. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
31. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
34. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
37. A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano.
39. An associate degree in applied science.
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
44. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
48. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856).
2. A state in the western United States.
3. Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813).
4. The capital and largest city of Japan.
5. Short and fat.
6. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
7. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
8. Humorously vulgar.
9. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
10. A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer.
18. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
20. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. In bed.
25. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. The sacred city of Lamaism.
32. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
33. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
35. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
36. The template for protein synthesis.
38. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
39. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
40. A flexible container with a single opening.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
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