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1. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
4. Formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
8. The residue that remains when something is burned.
11. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
12. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
13. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
14. Pull back or move away or backward.
17. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
19. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
21. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
27. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
29. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
30. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
32. Half the width of an em.
33. A public promotion of some product or service.
37. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
43. An accountant certified by the state.
44. Type genus of the Ranidae.
45. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. By bad luck.
48. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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1. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
2. A city in northwestern Syria.
3. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
4. An informal term for a father.
5. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
6. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
7. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
8. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
9. An upholstered seat for more than one person.
10. Heal or recover.
15. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
16. A master's degree in business.
18. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
20. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
23. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
24. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
25. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
31. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
34. South African term for `boss'.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
38. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
39. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
40. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
41. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
42. The money risked on a gamble.
43. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
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