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1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
8. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
11. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
12. The Fate who spins the thread of life.
13. Informal terms for a mother.
14. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
15. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
16. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
17. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
21. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
24. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
26. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
31. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
32. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
34. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
42. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
47. A boy or man.
48. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
51. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
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1. A card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box.
2. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
3. The highest level or degree attainable.
4. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
5. Coffee trees.
6. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
7. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
8. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
9. A member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India.
10. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
18. A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
22. Being one more than fifty.
23. A cgs unit of work or energy.
25. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
27. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
29. A public promotion of some product or service.
33. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
36. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
37. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
38. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
39. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
41. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
43. A doctor's degree in education.
45. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
46. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
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