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1. Any of various units of capacity.
4. A small island.
8. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. Material used to daub walls.
13. The fatty flesh of eel.
14. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
15. Very dark black.
16. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
24. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
25. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
27. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
29. Before noon.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
35. A small vessel for travel on water.
38. The airforce of Great Britain.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
43. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
44. Dignified manner or conduct.
45. The cry made by sheep.
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
48. The sign language used in the United States.
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1. Common Indian weaverbird.
2. (informal) Exceptionally good.
3. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
4. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
5. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
6. A Nilotic language.
7. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
8. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
9. Small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered.
10. Free from dirt or impurities.
18. Island in West Indies.
19. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
20. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. An expression of greeting.
26. A hostel for pilgrims in Turkey.
28. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
31. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
32. Before noon.
33. God of love and erotic desire.
34. Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
36. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
37. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
39. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
41. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
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