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1. In bed.
5. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
8. The sign language used in the United States.
11. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
12. (informal) Of the highest quality.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
17. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
20. The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus.
22. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
24. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
25. Lower in esteem.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
32. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
33. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
42. Extremely pleasing.
44. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
46. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
47. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
48. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
49. An associate degree in nursing.
50. By bad luck.
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1. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
4. A Mid-Atlantic state.
5. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
6. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
7. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. A fraudulent business scheme.
10. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
18. (Old Testament) The fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
19. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
26. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
27. A white trivalent metallic element.
28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
30. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
31. An inhabitant of ancient Thebes.
34. Make less active or intense.
36. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
37. The food served and eaten at one time.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
41. The cry made by sheep.
43. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
44. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
45. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
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