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1. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
4. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
7. Something that hinders as if with bonds v 1.
11. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
12. (informal) Of the highest quality.
13. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
14. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
15. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
20. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
21. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
22. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
26. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
27. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
28. (British colloquialism) An excavation.
29. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
30. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
42. A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
45. (informal) Roused to anger.
46. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
47. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
48. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
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1. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
2. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
3. The act of scanning.
4. A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck.
5. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
6. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
7. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
8. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
9. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
10. The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid.
18. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
19. An ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram.
23. One thousand periods per second.
24. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
25. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
31. A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
32. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
33. Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. A branch of the Tai languages.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. An informal term for a father.
40. Pertaining to the forward part of a vessel.
41. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
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