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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
8. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
11. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
12. English essayist (1775-1834).
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
15. A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.
16. Having leadership guidance.
17. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. Fiddler crabs.
23. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.
25. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
29. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
31. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
32. The basic unit of money in China.
34. A light touch or stroke.
36. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
40. Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).
43. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
45. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
48. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
49. A small cake leavened with yeast.
50. An associate degree in applied science.
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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
2. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. Mar or spoil the appearance of.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. (usually plural) The state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound.
7. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
8. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. English monk and scholar (672-735).
18. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
24. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
27. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
30. A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga.
33. Of power or authority.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
41. (used as a combining form) Recent or new.
42. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
46. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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