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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
9. Having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky.
13. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
14. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
15. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
16. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
17. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike.
18. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
19. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. Imperial moths.
23. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
26. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
29. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
32. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
33. (anatomy) A somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
38. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
41. A game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
43. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. A purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens.
46. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
50. Remove the tusks of animals.
53. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
54. Small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers.
58. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
59. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
60. Something that is a source of danger.
61. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
62. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
63. An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.
64. 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. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
5. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
6. Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate.
7. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
8. Transient cessation of respiration.
9. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
10. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
11. An instinctive motive.
12. Opinion or judgment.
20. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
22. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
24. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
25. A bachelor's degree in theology.
27. Articles of the same kind or material.
28. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
30. In bed.
31. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
34. Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves.
35. The capital of Morocco.
39. Someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding.
40. Preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church.
41. An instinctive motive.
42. Not in operation or operational.
44. Advance evidence for.
47. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
48. Found on a farm.
49. Weapons considered collectively.
51. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
52. God of love and erotic desire.
55. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
56. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
57. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
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