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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
5. A master's degree in fine arts.
8. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
11. A genus of Mustelidae.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
15. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
18. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
19. United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978).
20. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
22. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
24. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
25. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
28. A decree that prohibits something.
29. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
33. A cgs unit of work or energy.
34. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
37. The protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes.
40. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
44. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
45. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
46. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
47. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
48. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
49. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Look at with amorous intentions.
2. Large American feline resembling a lion.
3. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
4. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
5. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
6. Of or relating to Fabianism.
7. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
8. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
9. A genus of Ploceidae.
10. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
16. An isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time.
17. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
21. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
23. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
30. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
31. Elliptical use of "depend on".
32. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
38. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
39. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
41. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
42. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
43. The cry made by sheep.
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