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1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. (of plants) Having tufts of soft woolly hairs.
12. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
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. Someone who finds fault or imputes blame.
17. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
18. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
19. Turning green.
20. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
21. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
23. Closed with a lace.
25. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
28. (Greek mythology) A woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena.
30. A man who serves as a sailor.
33. An advocate of democratic principles.
37. English composer (1902-1983).
39. (of tempo) Slow adv.
40. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
44. Being one more than one.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. Adult female chicken.
48. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
49. Tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw.
51. A person with an unusual or odd personality.
53. (combining form) Former.
55. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
59. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
61. Obvious and dull.
65. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
68. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
69. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Chaplain and the Saint Lawrence River.
73. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
74. The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers.
75. Around the anus.
76. A light touch or stroke.
77. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
78. Squeeze the throat of.
79. 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. A republic in central Europe.
5. (Irish) The sea personified.
6. German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948).
7. Thick like cream.
8. An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances.
9. A city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains.
10. A composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way.
11. A cgs unit of work or energy.
12. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
13. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
14. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
22. French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism.
24. Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200).
26. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
27. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
29. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril).
31. A soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal.
32. An oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde.
34. (prefix) Within.
35. English writer (1672-1729).
36. Walk unsteadily, as of small children.
38. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
41. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
42. (Norse mythology) God of thunder and rain and farming.
43. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
46. A brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors.
50. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
52. (informal) Exceptionally good.
54. A native of ancient Troy.
56. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
57. Type genus of the Elopidae.
58. An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.
60. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
62. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
63. A unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere.
64. Sudden sharp painful emotion.
66. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
67. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
70. Remaining after all deductions.
71. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
72. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
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