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1. A large number or amount.
5. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
8. Not reflecting light.
11. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
12. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
15. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
16. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
17. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
18. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
24. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
29. (botany) Especially of leaves.
32. White goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures.
34. An informal term for a father.
39. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
47. An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc.
48. The cry made by sheep.
49. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
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1. A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
4. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
5. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. A master's degree in business.
8. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
19. A radioactive transuranic element.
20. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
21. To fix or set securely or deeply.
22. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
26. Duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
30. Conforming to truth.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
34. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
35. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
36. An associate degree in nursing.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
40. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
42. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
43. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
44. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
46. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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