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1. The local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England.
4. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. A rapid bustling commotion.
11. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
12. A small cake leavened with yeast.
13. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
14. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
15. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
16. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
17. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
19. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
21. (botany) Especially of leaves.
22. Any plant of the genus Reseda.
26. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
27. English monk and scholar (672-735).
29. A radioactive transuranic element.
30. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
36. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
38. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
41. (informal) Exceptionally good.
42. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
44. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
45. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
47. A light touch or stroke.
48. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
49. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
2. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
3. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
4. A Russian river.
5. (Spanish) Saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken.
6. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
7. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
8. (Greek mythology) A Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders.
9. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
10. Of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base.
18. In such a manner as could not be otherwise.
20. A motley assortment of things.
23. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
24. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
25. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
28. The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state.
32. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
34. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
35. Framework for holding objects.
37. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
39. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
40. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
43. The cry made by sheep.
46. Before noon.
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