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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward.
8. Absent without permission.
12. In the Roman calendar.
16. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
17. Being one more than seven.
18. The season when the leaves fall from the trees.
19. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
20. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
22. Having or showing profound knowledge.
24. An expression of greeting.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
32. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
33. A genus of Bothidae.
36. The female reproductive cell.
38. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
39. A light touch or stroke.
41. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
43. Informal terms for clothing.
46. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
48. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
50. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
51. A genus of Mustelidae.
52. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
56. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
58. Support resembling the rib of an animal.
59. A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea.
61. Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989).
62. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
64. United States poet and critic (1899-1979).
65. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
66. (Old Testament) The first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC).
67. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
69. Sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
71. Before noon.
72. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
73. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
74. An informal term for a father.
76. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
77. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
83. A bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
84. In bed.
87. Strike sharply.
92. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
93. A period of play in baseball during which each team has a turn at bat.
95. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
96. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
98. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
100. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
101. Type genus of the Amiidae.
102. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
103. A small cake leavened with yeast.
104. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
2. An informal term for a father.
3. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
4. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
5. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
6. The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention.
7. The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
8. Of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples.
9. An ambitious and aspiring young person.
10. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
11. An honorary law degree.
12. (botany) Especially of petals or leaves in bud.
13. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
14. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
15. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
21. Any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones.
23. (Roman mythology) God of love.
26. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
27. The month following October and preceding December.
28. A brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors.
29. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
31. Tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea.
34. A decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping.
35. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
37. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
40. In a foreign country.
42. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
44. A contorted facial expression.
45. Of or pertaining to Sabah or its people.
47. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
49. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
53. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
54. The crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals.
55. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
57. A Nilotic language.
60. A worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis.
63. Armor plate that protects legs below the knee.
68. An associate degree in applied science.
70. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
75. A city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea.
78. Put down by force or intimidation.
79. A populous province in northeastern China.
80. Of or like a feeble old woman.
81. Transient cessation of respiration.
82. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
85. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
86. Fallow deer.
88. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
89. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
90. A girl or young woman who is unmarried.
91. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
94. Tag the base runner to get him out.
97. Military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
99. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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