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1. An accidental happening.
4. Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan.
8. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
11. Used of a single unit or thing.
12. In bed.
13. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
14. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
15. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
16. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
17. Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit.
20. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
24. An informal term for a father.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
31. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
38. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
42. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
45. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
46. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
49. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
50. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
51. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
52. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
2. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
3. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
4. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. A master's degree in education.
7. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
8. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
9. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
10. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
18. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
19. A person forced to flee from home or country.
21. A small cake leavened with yeast.
22. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
23. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
32. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
33. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
37. A quantity of no importance.
39. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
40. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
43. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
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