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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
5. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
7. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
11. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
12. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
13. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
14. Heal or recover.
15. A flexible container with a single opening.
16. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
17. A large fleet.
20. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
23. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
27. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
28. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
30. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
34. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
38. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
42. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
43. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
45. (British) Your grandmother.
46. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
47. A master's degree in fine arts.
48. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
2. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles.
3. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
4. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
5. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. A dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta.
8. English essayist (1775-1834).
9. Divulge information or secrets.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
19. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
21. A small cake leavened with yeast.
22. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
24. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
25. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
26. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
29. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
31. A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia.
32. (neurology) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
33. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
35. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
36. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
37. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
39. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
40. The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers.
41. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
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