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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
8. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
11. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
12. A city in northern India.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
16. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
17. Extremely pleasing.
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. A light touch or stroke.
23. The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers.
26. Noisy talk.
27. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
31. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
34. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
35. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
37. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
39. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
43. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
46. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
48. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
51. Being one more than two.
52. The habitation of wild animals.
53. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
54. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.
2. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. An informal term for a father.
5. How long something has existed.
6. (informal) Exceptionally good.
7. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
8. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
9. Divulge information or secrets.
10. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
15. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
19. French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524).
20. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. Informal terms for a mother.
28. The airforce of Great Britain.
29. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
30. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. The cry made by sheep.
36. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
37. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
38. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
40. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
41. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
42. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
44. A decree that prohibits something.
45. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
46. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
47. Being two more than fifty.
48. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
49. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
50. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
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