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1. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
4. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
8. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
11. A local computer network for communication between computers.
12. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
13. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
14. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
16. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
17. Black tropical American cuckoo.
18. (informal usage) A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction.
20. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
25. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
27. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
30. A Russian river.
31. The cry made by sheep.
32. A light touch or stroke.
34. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
39. An associate degree in nursing.
41. 16 ounces.
42. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
46. Common Indian weaverbird.
50. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
51. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
53. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
54. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
55. A small cake leavened with yeast.
56. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
2. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
3. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
4. 30 to 300 kilohertz.
5. The capital and largest city of Japan.
6. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
7. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
10. A city in central New York.
15. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
19. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
21. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
24. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. A state in midwestern United States.
29. Tag the base runner to get him out.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
36. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
38. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
40. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
43. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
47. Noisy talk.
48. A state of southwestern India.
49. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
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