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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
10. 3 to 30 gigahertz.
13. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
14. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
15. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
16. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
17. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
18. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
19. A small cake leavened with yeast.
21. Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals.
22. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. Devoid of warmth and cordiality.
26. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
31. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
35. Small genus of Eurasian herbs.
36. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
38. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
39. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
40. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
42. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
43. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
44. By bad luck.
46. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
47. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
48. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
50. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
56. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
60. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
64. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
65. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
67. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
68. The residue that remains when something is burned.
69. A long pointed rod used as a weapon.
70. Relatively deep or strong.
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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. A decree that prohibits something.
5. A river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn.
6. Shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb.
7. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
8. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
9. Before noon.
10. A city of central China.
11. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
12. A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
25. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
27. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
28. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
29. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
30. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
32. The face of a timepiece.
33. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
34. An informal term for a father.
37. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
41. A flexible container with a single opening.
43. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
45. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
49. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
51. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
52. An associate degree in nursing.
53. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
54. A vigorous blow.
55. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
56. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
57. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
58. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
59. A city in northwestern Syria.
61. A period of time spent sleeping.
62. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
63. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
66. A note appended to a letter after the signature.
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