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1. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
4. The widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood.
12. A city in northwestern Iran.
15. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
16. Presence of abnormally large amounts of uric acid in the urine.
17. The act of using.
18. How long something has existed.
19. Big-eyed scad.
21. A pauper who lives by begging.
24. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
26. A succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
31. First in order of importance.
33. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
36. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
40. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
41. A public promotion of some product or service.
44. Support resembling the rib of an animal.
45. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
47. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
48. Comb-plate or locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused.
51. A Scottish word.
54. (formal) A person who announces important news.
56. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
58. Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll.
59. A twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven.
63. A resident of Ohio.
68. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
69. A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light.
72. The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.
73. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
76. Wild and domestic cattle.
77. An informal term for a father.
78. In a medial position.
79. Used of a single unit or thing.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. At or constituting a border or edge.
3. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
4. The capital of Tajikistan.
5. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
6. An associate degree in applied science.
7. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
8. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
9. Toward the mouth or oral region.
10. (Irish) The sea personified.
11. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
12. Having some resemblance.
13. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
14. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
20. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
22. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
23. A narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming.
25. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
27. Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value.
29. Light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars.
32. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
34. A medium to dark brownish yellow color.
35. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
37. A French abbot.
38. Being nothing more than specified.
39. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
42. Largest known toad species.
43. Of a leaf shape.
46. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
49. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
50. English essayist (1775-1834).
52. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
53. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
55. The 2nd longest European river.
57. An inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador.
60. Any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water.
61. Yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh.
62. Remove from memory or existence.
64. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
65. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
66. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
67. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
70. A machine-readable version of a standard dictionary.
71. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
74. Before noon.
75. Being nine more than forty.
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