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1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
15. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
16. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
17. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
19. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
25. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
27. Mar or spoil the appearance of.
29. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
32. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
33. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
34. A baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head.
36. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
41. The former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil.
46. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
47. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
49. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
50. The cry made by sheep.
51. Divulge information or secrets.
52. An informal term for a father.
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1. A card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box.
2. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
3. The highest level or degree attainable.
4. A person forced to flee from home or country.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
7. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
8. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. Metal shackles.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
24. A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion.
26. An associate degree in applied science.
28. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
35. Any plant of the genus Erica.
37. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. The month following September and preceding November.
43. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
48. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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