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1. Select as an alternative.
4. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
8. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
11. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
12. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
13. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
14. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
15. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
16. (computer science) The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot).
17. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
21. Unknown god.
23. Short and fat.
24. (slang) A batch of things that go together.
29. Make less active or intense.
30. A small cake leavened with yeast.
33. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
34. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
35. Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound.
40. American political cartoonist (1840-1902).
42. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
45. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
46. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. A Loloish language.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Type genus of the Pipidae.
3. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
8. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
9. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
10. The clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft.
18. Jordan's port.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. A city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea.
22. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
25. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
26. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
27. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
28. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
31. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
32. (botany) Especially of leaves.
36. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
37. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
41. A branch of the Tai languages.
43. The last (12th) month of the year.
44. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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