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1. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
4. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
8. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
11. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
12. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system.
13. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
14. A graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions.
15. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
17. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
26. A light touch or stroke.
28. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
31. Jordan's port.
33. Any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind.
35. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
36. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
41. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
47. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
48. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
49. A master's degree in business.
50. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
51. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
52. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Fallow deer.
3. At or constituting a border or edge.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. Having a gradual increase in width.
6. A resource.
7. British dominion over India (1757-1947).
8. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
9. Type genus of the Ranidae.
10. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
18. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
19. A gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals.
21. In bed.
22. Set down according to a plan.
24. A state in northwestern North America.
25. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
29. A person forced to flee from home or country.
30. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
37. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. South African term for `boss'.
42. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
43. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
44. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
46. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
47. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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