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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
7. (of molten metal or glass) Formed by pouring or pressing into a mold n 1.
11. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
12. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
13. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
14. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
15. An enclosed space.
16. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
17. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
22. Based upon or representing political parties.
23. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
26. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
27. United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914).
28. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
31. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
33. A light touch or stroke.
39. The sixth month of the civil year.
43. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
46. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
47. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.
2. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
5. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
6. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
7. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
8. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
9. Showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness.
10. The present time or age.
18. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
19. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
21. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
24. A dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta.
25. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
29. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
30. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
32. A public promotion of some product or service.
34. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
40. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
41. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
42. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
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