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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. (ballet) Quick gliding steps with one foot always leading.
10. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
13. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
14. Leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
17. Administer an oil or ointment to.
18. Tag the base runner to get him out.
19. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
22. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
26. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
27. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
30. Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions.
34. (Akkadian) God ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead.
37. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
38. Related to or located at the back.
41. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
42. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
43. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
46. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
48. A person who lacks good judgment.
50. A large ax with a broad cutting blade.
54. Bottle that has a narrow neck.
57. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
58. An Eskimo hut.
61. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
62. (British) Traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s.
64. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
65. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
66. So adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony.
67. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.
2. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
5. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
6. A fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role.
7. A vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels.
8. Estrangement from god.
9. The Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people.
10. The battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians.
11. With rapid movements.
12. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
20. Ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion.
23. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
24. A port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean.
25. A large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling.
28. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
29. A compact mass.
32. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
35. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
36. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
39. Situated away from the axis of any body or part.
40. (informal) Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.
44. Money returned to a payer.
45. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
47. English monk and scholar (672-735).
48. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
49. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
50. (informal) Of the highest quality.
51. Not widely known.
52. Using speech rather than writing.
53. A doctor's degree in religion.
55. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
56. God of love and erotic desire.
59. Bright and pleasant.
60. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
63. A radioactive transuranic element.
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