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1. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
5. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. (trademark) A type of inflatable air mattress.
12. A doctor's degree in education.
13. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
14. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
15. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
16. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
23. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
25. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
33. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
36. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
40. Large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of North Africa.
43. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
44. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
45. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
48. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
49. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
50. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
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1. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
2. The face of a timepiece.
3. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
4. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
5. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
6. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
7. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
19. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
22. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
24. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
26. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
30. An enclosed space.
31. An oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde.
32. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
34. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
35. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.
37. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
38. The upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk.
39. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
41. A human limb.
42. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
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