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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. A Loloish language.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Call upon in supplication.
15. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
24. A Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols.
26. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
30. (neurology) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
32. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
38. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
42. A motley assortment of things.
44. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
46. A genus of Mustelidae.
47. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
50. The cry made by sheep.
51. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
52. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
53. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
3. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
6. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
7. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
18. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
20. A genus of Platalea.
21. Domestic swine.
22. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
23. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
25. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
27. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. Before noon.
29. A Russian river.
31. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
36. A sudden short attack.
37. A city in northern India.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. The face of a timepiece.
41. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
43. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
48. An associate degree in nursing.
49. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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