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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. A large number or amount.
8. Botfly larva.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. Channel into a new direction.
13. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
16. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. Used of eyes lacking liveliness.
24. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
25. Of or relating to the lips of the mouth.
27. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
28. In bed.
29. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
30. An associate degree in applied science.
32. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
36. A light touch or stroke.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
41. The sixth month of the civil year.
44. A master's degree in business.
45. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
46. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
48. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
49. A public promotion of some product or service.
50. God of death.
51. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
5. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
6. (informal) Exceptionally good.
7. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
8. A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph.
9. A slender double-reed instrument.
10. Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907).
18. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
20. Squash bugs.
21. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
22. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. By bad luck.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
33. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
34. A heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of Scotland).
35. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
37. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
42. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
43. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
44. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
47. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).
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