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1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
8. Liveliness and energy.
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. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
13. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
14. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
15. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
16. A bachelor's degree in religion.
17. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
19. (of pain or sorrow) Made easier to bear.
21. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
25. Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997).
28. Before noon.
30. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
33. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
34. In bed.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. The airforce of Great Britain.
44. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
45. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
47. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
48. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
49. Divulge information or secrets.
50. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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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. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
5. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh).
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
8. A radioactive transuranic element that is similar to uranium.
9. To fix or set securely or deeply.
10. A genus of Ploceidae.
18. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
20. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
22. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
26. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
27. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
29. A machine-readable version of a standard dictionary.
31. A republic in central Africa.
32. A French abbot.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
41. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
42. Preserve of crushed fruit.
43. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
44. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
46. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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