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1. The compass point that is one point west of due north.
4. An informal term for a father.
8. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
11. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
12. English essayist (1775-1834).
13. Take in solid food.
14. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
15. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548).
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. Lower in esteem.
19. (comparative of `near') Being the one of two that is less distant in space.
21. An associate degree in nursing.
22. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
25. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
29. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides.
31. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
34. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
36. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
39. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
42. A burst of deep loud hearty laughter.
44. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
45. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
46. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
49. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
50. Black tropical American cuckoo.
51. Two items of the same kind.
52. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A quantity of no importance.
2. Divulge information or secrets.
3. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
4. Elliptical use of "depend on".
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
7. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
8. A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion.
9. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
10. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
18. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
20. Jordan's port.
23. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
24. Automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system.
26. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
27. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
28. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
30. (of a ship or plane) Sideways drift.
35. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
37. Asiatic wild dog.
38. A baton used by a magician or water diviner.
39. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
40. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
41. Type genus of the Majidae.
43. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
47. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
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