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1. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security.
4. A region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay.
11. (of molten metal or glass) Formed by pouring or pressing into a mold n 1.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. A South American river 1,500 miles long.
17. Slightly open.
18. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
19. A person's partner in marriage.
20. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
21. Singing jazz.
23. A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned.
24. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
25. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
26. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
28. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
31. Any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers.
34. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. A small cloth bag filled with dried beans.
39. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
44. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
45. The capital of Lombardy in northern Italy.
47. Starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root.
48. A gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile.
50. Take the place of.
52. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
53. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
54. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
55. Tag the base runner to get him out.
56. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
58. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
60. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
63. Inclined to or serving for the giving of names.
65. French romantic writer (1766-1817).
68. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
72. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
75. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
76. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
77. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
79. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
80. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
81. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
82. (British informal) Not to be deceived or hoodwinked n 1.
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1. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. An informal term for a father.
4. The younger of two major political parties in the United States.
5. (Welsh) Lord of Annwfn (the other world.
6. The basic unit of money on Malta.
7. The innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel).
8. An informal conversation.
9. Water frozen in the solid state.
10. The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
11. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
12. A genus of Platalea.
13. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
14. A step in walking or running.
22. Of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb.
27. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
29. (Norse mythology) The Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd.
30. Wild and menacing.
32. East Indian annual erect herb.
33. Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America.
35. An uproarious party.
37. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. Fail to keep or to maintain.
41. A native or inhabitant of Iran.
42. Formerly a gold coin of various European countries.
43. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
46. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
49. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
51. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
57. Of or like a cecum.
59. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
61. Advanced in years.
62. A boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals).
64. Joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia.
66. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
67. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
69. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
70. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
71. Kill intentionally and with premeditation.
73. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
74. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
78. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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