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1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. Having no arms.
11. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
15. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
16. Of or relating to meiosis.
17. Decrease gradually or bit by bit.
18. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
19. Genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns.
20. Morally bad or wrong.
21. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
23. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
24. A Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
25. 30 to 300 kilohertz.
28. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
29. Stay clear from.
31. State capital and largest city of Georgia.
33. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
34. Informal terms for a mother.
35. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
42. A (usually) large and scholarly book.
45. A decree that prohibits something.
46. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
49. By bad luck.
51. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
52. Showing a natural aptitude for something.
54. An enclosed space.
56. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
57. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
59. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
60. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
63. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
66. American dwarf fan palms.
68. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
69. Genus of East Indian trees or shrubs.
71. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
73. An oil port in southern Iraq.
76. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
77. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
78. Used of idealized country life.
80. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
81. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
82. A town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border.
83. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box.
2. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
3. The highest level or degree attainable.
4. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
5. Tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites.
6. Edible mushroom.
7. Hang loosely or laxly.
8. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. A nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries).
10. Clean refuse from.
11. South American cavy.
12. Raise trivial objections.
13. Type genus of the Triglidae.
14. (Greek mythology) The beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris.
22. An upward slope or grade (as in a road).
26. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
27. American novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888).
30. Relating to or caused by a virus.
32. French filmmaker (1908-1982).
36. A list of dishes available at a restaurant.
37. Having relatively few calories.
38. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
40. Type genus of the Anatidae.
41. A light touch or stroke.
43. A member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan.
44. Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968).
47. The form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation.
48. A band worn around or over the head.
50. East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense.
53. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
55. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
58. Having a dusky brownish gray color.
61. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
62. A large number or amount.
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
67. Divulge information or secrets.
70. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
72. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
74. A person's brother or sister.
75. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
79. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
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