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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
8. Inquire about.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. A police officer who investigates crimes.
15. Highly excited.
16. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
24. 1 species.
26. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
30. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
32. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
33. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
34. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
48. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
49. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
50. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
51. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
52. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
3. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
4. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
5. The capital of Croatia.
6. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
7. A small piece of cloth.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
10. God of love and erotic desire.
18. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
20. Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs.
21. A master's degree in business.
22. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
23. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
29. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
31. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
35. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
36. Make an etching of.
37. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
38. The longest division of geological time.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
41. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
43. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
44. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
46. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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