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1. Informal terms for a mother.
5. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
8. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
11. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
12. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves.
15. Tag the base runner to get him out.
16. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
17. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
20. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
22. French film maker influenced by surrealism.
24. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
31. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
34. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
37. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
43. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
44. The small projection of a mammary gland.
45. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
46. The residue that remains when something is burned.
47. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
48. An enclosed space.
49. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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1. A youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s.
2. The capital of Western Samoa.
3. A Muslim place of worship.
4. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
5. Large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste.
6. A master's degree in business.
7. A light touch or stroke.
8. Type genus of the Amiidae.
9. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
10. The act of scanning.
18. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
19. Brazilian statesman who ruled Brazil as a virtual dictator (1883-1954).
21. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
29. English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899).
30. United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942).
32. Lower in esteem.
33. Boiled or baked buckwheat.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. South African term for `boss'.
37. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
41. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
42. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
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