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1. The sign language used in the United States.
4. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
7. A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind.
11. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
12. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
13. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
14. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
16. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
28. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
29. 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.
32. Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog v 1.
33. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
34. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
38. Loose or flaccid body fat.
43. A state in midwestern United States.
44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. In such a manner as could not be otherwise.
47. A public act of violence by an unruly mob.
49. The cry made by sheep.
51. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
52. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
54. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
4. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
5. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
6. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
7. A bachelor's degree in theology.
8. An affirmative.
9. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
20. Before noon.
22. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
23. Divulge information or secrets.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
26. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
27. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
30. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
31. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
35. A cloth having a crisscross design.
36. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
37. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
38. A bachelor's degree in theology.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
42. A small island.
46. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. A doctor's degree in optometry.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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