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1. (of an undertaking) secure from risk.
5. A jurist who interprets muslim religious law.
10. A catch mechanism that acts as a switch.
11. City in tunisia.
13. United states novelist (1909-1955).
14. Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction.
15. (used especially of meat) cured in brine.
17. Horned vipers.
18. (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court.
19. A dry form of lava resembling clinkers.
21. United states poet and critic (1899-1979).
22. A kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the philippines.
24. Hindu god of love and erotic desire.
27. A bachelor's degree in arts and sciences.
28. A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask.
31. By surprise.
33. (islam) a black stone building in mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred muslim pilgrim shrine.
35. A seal on a letter.
37. In bed.
38. Doglike nocturnal mammal of africa and southern asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
39. A deep prolonged loud noise.
40. The sister of your father or mother.
41. A fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part.
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1. A large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated.
2. Give evidence of.
3. Characterized by intense emotion.
4. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
5. A terrorist organization founded by osama bin laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world.
6. The chief solid component of mammalian urine.
7. An elaborate party (often outdoors).
8. A paperlike cloth made in the south pacific by pounding tapa bark.
9. A member of a people inhabiting the arctic (northern canada or greenland or alaska or eastern siberia).
12. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
16. A light touch or stroke.
20. An aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension.
22. A city in western germany near the dutch and belgian borders.
23. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
24. A terrorist organization founded for jewish defense.
25. (arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe.
26. A former portuguese province on the south coast of china and two islands in the south china sea.
28. A prejudice (especially in polynesia and other south pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature.
29. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
30. A chaplain in one of the military services.
32. A county in southeastern england on the english channel.
34. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
36. A branch of the tai languages.
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