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1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. A member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
11. An informal term for a father.
15. The basic unit of money in Albania.
16. Any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC.
17. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
18. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
19. Away from the mouth or oral region.
21. A small cake leavened with yeast.
23. A heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element.
25. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
26. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
28. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
30. An associate degree in nursing.
32. A sharply directional antenna.
34. The spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism.
38. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville.
41. Feeling or showing extreme anger.
42. Someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation.
43. A card game for 2 players.
44. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
45. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
48. Strong and sharp.
49. Being three more than fifty.
51. A shade of brown with a tinge of red.
54. Devoid of warmth and cordiality.
55. (New Testament) Disciple of Jesus.
58. Widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root.
60. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
61. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
62. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
66. Any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon.
70. A structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge).
72. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
73. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
76. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
77. 30 to 300 megahertz.
78. Proboscis worms.
80. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
81. Take in solid food.
82. In a greasy manner.
83. (prefix) Reverse of or absence of.
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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
2. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
3. Jordan's port.
4. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
5. Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands.
6. Liquidate gradually.
7. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
8. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
9. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
10. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
11. An informal term for a father.
12. The sixth month of the civil year.
13. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
14. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
20. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
22. A bottomless gulf or pit.
24. A transuranic element.
27. United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914).
29. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
31. A B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract.
33. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
35. Very large red gum tree.
36. Of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times.
37. Poor enough to need help from others.
39. An anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids.
40. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
46. A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans.
47. An island republic in the west central Pacific just south of the equator.
50. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
52. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
53. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
56. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
57. A person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant).
59. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
63. A republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea.
64. A cigar made with light-colored tobacco.
65. (Greek mythology) The beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris.
67. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
68. A long flag.
69. Flat and uninspiring.
71. A carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top.
74. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
75. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
79. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
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