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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. A French abbot.
12. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
16. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
17. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
18. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
19. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
20. Set down according to a plan.
22. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
24. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
25. Avatar of Vishnu.
26. Away from the mouth or oral region.
28. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
31. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
34. Made by polymerizing butadiene.
38. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
45. A state in northwestern North America.
46. A cylindrical spikelike inflorescence.
47. Dignified manner or conduct.
48. The basic unit of money in Ghana.
49. A short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.
51. Any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers.
52. A capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring.
54. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
55. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
56. A roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building.
58. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
62. Used of a single unit or thing.
63. An associate degree in nursing.
64. A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment.
65. A person to whom money is paid.
66. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
70. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
71. Tropical Asian starlings.
73. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
74. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
76. Easy and graceful in shape.
78. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
79. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
82. Being ten more than one hundred.
83. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
86. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
92. Of or relating to or resembling the eye.
93. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
94. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
95. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).
98. In bed.
100. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
101. Tasting sour like a lemon.
102. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
103. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
104. A doctor's degree in education.
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1. A family of languages of the Fula people of west Africa in the sub-Sahara regions from Senegal to Chad.
2. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
3. A negatively charged atom.
4. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
5. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
6. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
7. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
8. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
9. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
10. English monk and scholar (672-735).
11. Late time of life.
12. Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909).
13. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
14. A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts.
15. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
21. A sound defeat.
23. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
27. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
29. Of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language.
30. Informal terms for a mother.
32. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
33. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
35. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
36. A writing implement with a point from which ink flows.
37. (New Testament) Disciple of Jesus.
39. The capital and largest city of Niger.
40. Relating to abdominal delivery.
41. A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables.
43. A breeding ground for herons.
44. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
50. A genus of Laridae.
53. Fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts.
57. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
59. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
60. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
61. A town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River.
67. A alloy of tin with some copper and antimony.
68. The cry made by sheep.
69. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
72. (Sumerian and Akkadian) A demon personifying death.
75. Largest known toad species.
77. Go beyond.
80. A string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean.
81. Jordan's port.
84. The capital of Western Samoa.
85. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
87. The template for protein synthesis.
88. A boy or man.
89. An informal term for a father.
90. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
91. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
96. A public promotion of some product or service.
97. Unknown god.
99. 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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