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1. Take in solid food.
4. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
8. Of southern Europe.
11. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
12. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
13. An accountant certified by the state.
14. A period of time spent sleeping.
15. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
16. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
25. God of wealth and love.
27. Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight.
28. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
31. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
42. Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of.
43. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
45. The act of using.
46. The residue that remains when something is burned.
47. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
48. (British) Your grandmother.
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1. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
2. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
3. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
4. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
5. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
6. The basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia.
7. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
8. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
9. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
10. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
18. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
20. Very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants.
21. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
22. Informal terms for a mother.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
26. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
29. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
30. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
32. A Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian').
33. Squash bugs.
34. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
36. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
37. A vigorous blow.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
41. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
44. A Russian river.
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