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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. A district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
12. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
13. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
14. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
15. Type genus of the Nepidae.
16. Minor or subordinate.
17. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
23. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
26. State in northeastern India.
30. A light touch or stroke.
32. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
33. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
37. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
39. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
44. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
47. An associate degree in applied science.
48. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
50. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
51. A small cake leavened with yeast.
52. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
53. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
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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. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
5. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
6. A populous province in northeastern China.
7. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
8. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
22. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
24. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. A white trivalent metallic element.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. One million periods per second.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
34. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
35. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
36. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
42. An unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.
43. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
45. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
46. A decree that prohibits something.
49. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
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