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1. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
4. A small nail.
8. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
11. One-thousandth of an equivalent.
12. Common Indian weaverbird.
13. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
14. United States feminist (1885-1977).
15. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
16. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
17. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
20. A state in midwestern United States.
21. 1 species.
23. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
27. 35th President of the United States.
28. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
29. God of the earth.
31. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
33. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
37. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
41. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
47. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
49. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
50. A doctor's degree in education.
51. Divulge information or secrets.
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1. Urge or force (a person) to an action.
2. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
3. Short and fat.
4. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
5. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
6. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
7. A light touch or stroke.
8. (informal) Of the highest quality.
9. Type genus of the Rubiaceae.
10. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
18. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
19. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
22. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
24. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
25. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
26. Jordan's port.
30. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
35. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
36. In bed.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. God of love and erotic desire.
40. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
43. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
44. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
48. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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