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1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. United States screenwriter who was blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations of communism in America (1905-1976).
10. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
13. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
14. Get or find back.
15. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
16. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
17. A steep descent of the water of a river.
19. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
21. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
22. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. Make amends for.
25. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
27. An ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor.
30. Wild llama.
34. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
37. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
38. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
40. Dwell (archaic).
42. A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt.
44. A genus of Paridae.
46. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
48. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
51. Attack someone physically or emotionally.
56. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
59. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
60. A rapid bustling commotion.
61. Type genus of the Annonaceae.
63. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
64. Informal terms for the mouth.
65. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
66. Either extremity of something that has length.
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1. (heraldry) An ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield.
2. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
3. The highest level or degree attainable.
4. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
5. Completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress.
6. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
7. Tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes.
8. The capital of Guinea-Bissau.
9. In operation or operational.
10. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
11. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
12. Offering fun and gaiety.
18. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
20. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
28. Not only so, but.
29. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
31. The capital of Western Samoa.
32. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
33. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
35. Informal terms for a mother.
36. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
39. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
40. Completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress.
41. A bachelor's degree in music.
43. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
45. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
47. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
49. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
50. Beside one another in a row or rank.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
54. Extremely robust.
55. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
57. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933).
58. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
59. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
62. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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