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1. A French abbot.
5. A light touch or stroke.
8. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
11. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
12. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
13. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
14. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
15. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
16. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
17. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
21. Basic principles of the cosmos.
23. (combining form) Indicating radiation or radioactivity.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
30. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
31. An associate degree in nursing.
33. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
35. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
42. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
43. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
45. The sign language used in the United States.
46. An informal term for a father.
47. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
48. Towards the side away from the wind.
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1. A primeval personification of air and breath.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. An unofficial association of people or groups.
4. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
5. Material used to daub walls.
6. A large fleet.
7. The cry made by sheep.
8. The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal.
9. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
10. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
18. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
19. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
20. Plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy.
22. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
24. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
29. Of or belonging to an aecium.
32. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
34. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
36. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
37. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
39. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
41. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
44. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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