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1. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
4. Of or relating to or derived from pectin.
10. An awkward stupid person.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
15. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. A genetically engineered anti-TNF compound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of receptors that bind TNF.
18. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
19. A cruel and brutal fellow.
21. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
22. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland.
23. An associate degree in nursing.
24. Amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride.
26. A boy or man.
27. (Mexican) Ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans.
30. A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
32. A loose cloak with a hood.
34. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
38. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
39. Transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data.
42. Being ten more than eighty.
44. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
46. A town in central Belgium.
47. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
49. At or constituting a border or edge.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
51. A city in east central Texas.
53. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
56. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
60. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
62. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
63. Remove the hand from.
65. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
66. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
67. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
68. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
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1. Soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired.
2. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
5. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
6. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
7. Large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail.
8. Water frozen in the solid state.
9. A genus of Caltha.
10. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
11. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
12. Having lost freshness or brilliance of color.
20. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
25. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
28. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
29. A large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).
31. Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I.
33. (informal) Exceptionally good.
35. Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions.
36. An associate degree in applied science.
37. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
40. Genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs.
41. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
43. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
45. Echo repeatedly, echo again and again.
48. East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense.
49. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
54. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
55. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
57. Give a nickname to.
58. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
59. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
61. An informal term for a father.
64. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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