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1. Largest known toad species.
5. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
8. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
11. Very fertile.
12. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
13. Of southern Europe.
14. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
15. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
16. (British) Your grandmother.
17. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
20. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
22. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
24. A public promotion of some product or service.
26. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
27. A note appended to a letter after the signature.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
42. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
45. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
46. 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.
48. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
50. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
51. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
52. A master's degree in business.
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1. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
2. Offering fun and gaiety.
3. Beyond what is natural.
4. Jordan's port.
5. Divulge information or secrets.
6. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
7. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
8. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
9. Physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925).
10. Transient cessation of respiration.
18. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
19. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
21. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
23. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
25. A light touch or stroke.
28. A fraudulent business scheme.
30. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
31. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
33. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
38. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
43. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
44. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
47. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
49. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
50. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
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