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1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. Related on the father's side.
10. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
13. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
14. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.
15. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
16. (usually followed by `to') Full of eagerness.
18. Generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin.
20. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
21. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
24. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
25. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
27. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
29. A sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey.
32. Displeasing to the senses and morally revolting.
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930).
40. A Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917).
44. Hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves.
45. Malicious burning to destroy property.
46. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
47. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
48. A resident of Utah.
56. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
57. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
60. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
61. A three-year law degree.
62. Women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk).
64. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
65. Water frozen in the solid state.
66. Gained or acquired.
67. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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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. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
4. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
5. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
6. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
7. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
8. Bound or secured closely.
9. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
10. An endorsement.
11. A state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
17. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
19. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
22. Material used to daub walls.
23. The month following July and preceding September.
26. A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia.
28. Low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea.
30. Largest known toad species.
31. Moving slowly and gently.
33. A strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide.
34. Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights.
35. Type genus of the family Unionidae.
36. A city of central China.
39. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
41. A name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH.
42. A festival featuring African-American culture.
43. A young woman making her debut into society.
49. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
50. A French abbot.
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
52. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
53. Toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric.
54. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
55. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
58. (Norse mythology) God of war and strife and son of Odin.
59. The longest division of geological time.
63. A state in north central United States.
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