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1. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
4. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
8. (usually followed by `to') Naturally disposed toward.
11. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
14. The sound made by a gentle blow.
15. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
16. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
17. A state in northwestern North America.
20. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
22. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
29. A telegram sent abroad.
31. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
34. (informal) Of the highest quality.
35. Informal terms for a mother.
36. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
40. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
44. Make or shape as with an axe.
45. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
47. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
50. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
3. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
4. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548).
5. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
6. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
7. In bed.
8. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
9. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
10. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
18. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
19. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. The sixth month of the civil year.
24. The act of scanning.
25. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
26. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
27. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
28. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. Greek mythology.
33. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
37. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
41. A nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator.
42. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
43. The month following February and preceding April.
44. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. A doctor's degree in religion.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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