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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944).
11. Most important element.
15. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
16. A member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona.
17. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
18. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
19. The male reproductive organ of a flower.
20. Having a specified kind of border or edge.
21. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
23. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
25. An informal term for a father.
26. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
27. Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior.
29. Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy.
32. Large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods.
33. A river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland.
37. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
38. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
40. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
42. A young woman making her debut into society.
43. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
45. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
47. A particular environment or walk of life.
49. A railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution.
53. The terminal section of the alimentary canal.
54. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
55. The face veil worn by Muslim women.
58. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
59. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
60. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
62. A path set aside for walking.
65. An inlaid furniture decoration.
67. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
70. The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort).
72. A share of something.
75. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
76. An informal debt instrument.
77. A midday meal.
79. A light touch or stroke.
80. Former measure of the US economy.
81. Aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia.
82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design.
2. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. Soviet geneticist whose adherence to Lamarck's theory of evolution was favored by Stalin (1898-1976).
5. Informal terms for a meal.
6. A new embodiment of a familiar idea.
7. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
8. Capable of being treated by surgical operation.
9. Highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic.
10. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
11. Cause to go crazy.
12. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
13. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
14. A quantity of no importance.
22. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
24. A white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans.
28. The boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink.
30. 1 species.
31. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
34. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
35. Coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood.
36. A port city in southwestern Iran.
39. Relating to the blood vessels or blood.
41. An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman.
44. Any of various plants of the genus Althaea.
46. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
48. A motley assortment of things.
50. German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835).
51. Forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage.
52. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
56. God of the earth.
57. Coffee-flavored liqueur made in Mexico.
61. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
63. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
64. Flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States.
66. A person who makes use of a thing.
68. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
69. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
71. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
73. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
74. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
78. A son who has the same first name as his father.
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