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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. A short synopsis.
10. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
13. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
14. Small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra.
15. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
16. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
18. Gather, as of as crops.
19. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
20. Very spicy sauce made from tabasco peppers.
23. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
26. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
30. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
32. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
35. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
39. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
41. Make ugly.
43. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
44. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
45. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
52. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
53. A hidden drawback.
56. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
57. God of the earth.
58. The capital of Turkey.
60. Water frozen in the solid state.
61. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
62. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
63. Lacking in rigor or strictness.
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1. A notable achievement.
2. An informal term for a father.
3. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
4. Squash bugs.
5. An informal term for a father.
6. A Spanish river.
7. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
8. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period.
9. An official at a baseball game.
10. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
11. Dried seaweed especially that cast ashore.
12. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
17. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
21. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
24. The cry made by sheep.
25. A word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian).
27. The act of scanning.
28. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
29. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
31. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
33. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
34. A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
36. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
37. Leatherleaf ferns.
38. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
40. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
42. Balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine.
46. In bed.
47. A small cake leavened with yeast.
48. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
49. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
50. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
51. A large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).
54. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
55. A knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue.
59. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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