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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales.
13. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
16. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
17. Jordan's port.
18. A cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump.
19. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
20. A virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey.
22. A genus of Ploceidae.
25. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
27. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
28. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
29. United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961).
31. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
34. A member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California.
38. A constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera.
42. Being two more than seventy.
44. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
47. The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference.
48. An artificial language.
50. A colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water.
51. Misery resulting from affliction.
52. (Spanish) Saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken.
53. All the animal life in a particular region.
54. A fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten.
57. Make synchronous and adjust in time or manner.
59. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
60. Be or form the base for.
61. An oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments.
64. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
65. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
68. Before noon.
69. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
73. First woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928).
76. A state of extreme confusion and disorder.
78. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
80. Strike sharply.
81. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
83. Of or relating to or involving an area.
86. A colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid.
89. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
91. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
92. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
94. Take in solid food.
95. Large semi-evergreen tree of East India.
96. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
97. A small cake leavened with yeast.
98. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
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1. An embarrassing mistake.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
4. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
5. A measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test.
6. A cyst on the underside of the tongue.
7. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
8. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
9. An oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde.
10. An exhibition of cowboy skills.
11. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
12. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
13. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. A village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin).
21. (Scottish folklore) Water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677).
26. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
30. The West AFrican language of the Wolof people in Senegal.
32. Add details, as to an account or idea.
33. Extend in scope or range or area.
35. Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.
36. A native or inhabitant of Denmark.
37. A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea.
39. Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies.
40. Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
41. A skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research.
43. A port city in western Turkey.
45. A friendly nation.
46. A woman who is engaged to be married.
49. A British doctorate.
55. Excreta (especially of insects).
56. An appearance of reflected light.
58. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
62. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
63. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
66. A canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter.
67. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
70. Medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica.
71. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
72. Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
73. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
74. A state in northwestern North America.
75. South American cavy.
76. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
77. Become ground down or deteriorate.
79. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
82. Mentally healthy.
84. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
85. Having relatively few calories.
87. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
88. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
90. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
93. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
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