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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
8. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
11. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
12. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
13. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
14. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
17. Avatar of Vishnu.
20. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
22. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
23. Obvious and dull.
26. Noisy talk.
29. Top part of an apron.
30. Jordan's port.
33. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
48. An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc.
49. A fraudulent business scheme.
50. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
51. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
52. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
53. A master's degree in fine arts.
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1. An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).
2. An informal term for a father.
3. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
4. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
5. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
6. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
7. A radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized.
8. Covered with scabs.
9. A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property.
10. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
15. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
16. The cry made by sheep.
18. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
19. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
21. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
24. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
25. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
28. Unknown god.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. Very dark black.
37. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
38. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
39. God of love and erotic desire.
40. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
41. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
42. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
45. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
46. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
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