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1. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
4. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
7. A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval).
11. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
12. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
13. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
14. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
16. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
18. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
19. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
21. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
23. A light touch or stroke.
25. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
26. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. The bill in a restaurant.
37. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
38. (informal) Exceptionally good.
40. Affect with wonder.
42. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
43. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
47. (Irish) The sea personified.
49. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
53. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
56. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
57. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
58. A flexible container with a single opening.
59. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
2. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
3. An utterance expressing pain or disapproval.
4. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
5. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. A unit of power equal to 746 watts.
8. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
9. Singing jazz.
10. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women.
15. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
17. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
20. Extremely pleasing.
22. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
24. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
27. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
30. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
31. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
32. A doctor's degree in religion.
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
36. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
39. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
40. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
41. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
44. A large number or amount.
45. Common Indian weaverbird.
46. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
48. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
50. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
51. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
52. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
53. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
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