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1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. Highly excited.
8. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
11. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
12. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
13. Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
14. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
16. God of the earth.
17. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
22. Before noon.
23. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
24. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
25. A master's degree in business.
30. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
34. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
36. Jordan's port.
40. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
43. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
44. Set down according to a plan.
48. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
49. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
50. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
51. The cry made by sheep.
52. An associate degree in applied science.
53. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
54. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
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1. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.
2. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. An associate degree in nursing.
5. A humorous anecdote or remark.
6. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
7. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
8. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
9. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
10. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
15. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
19. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
21. (used of animals especially a horse) Of a moderate reddish-brown color n 1.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
29. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
31. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
32. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
33. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. God of love and erotic desire.
38. By bad luck.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
41. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
42. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
47. A young woman making her debut into society.
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