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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. A spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail.
8. The seventh and last day of the week.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A Loloish language.
13. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
16. The month following July and preceding September.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
21. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
23. Cattle that are reared for their meat.
26. Inability to perceive written words.
30. Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River.
32. The face of a timepiece.
33. By chance.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
42. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
44. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
46. The habitation of wild animals.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
50. Having the slant of a bevel.
51. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
52. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
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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. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
5. Jordan's port.
6. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
7. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing.
8. A fraudulent business scheme.
9. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
10. A one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.
18. An unsuccessful ending.
20. In bed.
22. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
24. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
25. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
27. Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units.
28. A state in midwestern United States.
29. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
31. A genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family.
34. God of wealth and love.
35. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
37. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
41. Goddess of fate.
43. An informal term for a father.
45. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
47. An associate degree in applied science.
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