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1. A period of time spent sleeping.
4. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
8. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
11. Inquire about.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
14. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
15. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
16. Any of various units of capacity.
17. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
19. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
20. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. A state in northwestern North America.
27. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
30. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
32. The cry made by sheep.
33. Not dense.
36. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
39. In addition.
40. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
42. With no effort to conceal.
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
46. In bed.
47. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
48. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
49. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
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1. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
2. (computer science) American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
3. A genetic disorder of metabolism.
4. The basic unit of money in Macao.
5. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
6. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
7. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
8. A small cake leavened with yeast.
9. A church associated with a monastery or convent.
10. Having a pair of equal and opposite charges.
18. Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation.
22. Jordan's port.
26. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
28. A member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon.
29. Two performers or singers who perform together.
31. A motley assortment of things.
34. Make a plat of.
35. A deep prolonged loud noise.
37. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
38. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
41. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. (formerly) A title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.
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