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1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
10. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
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. Flesh of large European flatfish.
15. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
16. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
17. Admission to a group (especially a college or university).
18. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
19. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
21. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
23. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. Type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama.
31. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
33. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
34. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
35. (British informal) Malodorous.
38. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
41. A city in western Kenya.
44. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
45. The basic unit of money in Albania.
47. The act of scanning.
55. Offering fun and gaiety.
57. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
58. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
61. The cry made by sheep.
62. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
63. Humorously vulgar.
64. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
65. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
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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. The highest level or degree attainable.
4. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
5. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
6. A door-like movable barrier in a fence or wall.
7. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
8. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
9. The last (12th) month of the year.
10. Fallow deer.
11. Jordan's port.
12. Wood of a sumac.
20. Baby bed with high sides.
22. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
24. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
25. The basic unit of money in Yemen.
28. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
29. Framework for holding objects.
30. A resource.
32. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
36. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
37. Up to the present time.
39. A strong emotion.
40. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
42. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
43. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
46. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
47. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
48. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
49. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
50. Material used to daub walls.
51. In bed.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. Toward the mouth or oral region.
54. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
56. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
59. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
60. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
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