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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
8. Informal terms for a mother.
11. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
12. South African term for `boss'.
13. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
14. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
17. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
18. A small cake leavened with yeast.
20. A state in northwestern North America.
21. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
22. Informal terms for a mother.
25. A technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing).
29. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
31. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
32. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
34. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
36. An enclosed space.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. An associate degree in nursing.
42. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
43. A state in the eastern United States.
44. The airforce of Great Britain.
46. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
49. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
50. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
52. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
54. Soft creamy white cheese.
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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
5. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
6. A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases.
7. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
8. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
16. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
19. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
23. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
24. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
26. Half the width of an em.
27. (informal) Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.
28. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
30. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
33. Animal food for browsing or grazing.
35. Razor clams.
36. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
37. A genus of Indriidae.
38. A telegram sent abroad.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
47. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
48. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
49. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
51. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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