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1. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. The local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England.
7. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
11. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
12. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
15. Leave voluntarily.
16. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
17. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
19. A decree that prohibits something.
21. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
26. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
28. Jordan's port.
32. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
35. A major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world.
37. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
38. A female domestic.
41. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
42. A city in the European part of Russia.
43. The cry made by sheep.
45. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
46. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
47. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
48. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
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1. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
2. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
3. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
4. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
5. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
6. Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section.
7. The longest division of geological time.
8. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
9. Footwear usually with wooden soles.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
20. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
22. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
23. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
24. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
25. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
30. Of a pale purple color.
31. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
33. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
34. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
36. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
37. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
39. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
40. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
44. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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