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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. A kind of person.
7. A French abbot.
11. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
12. A rapid bustling commotion.
13. Brightly colored and showy.
14. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
15. By bad luck.
17. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
18. A small cake leavened with yeast.
20. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
22. Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits.
24. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
27. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
28. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
30. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
32. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
36. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
38. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
40. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
42. Framework for holding objects.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. A slender double-reed instrument.
48. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
49. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
50. The back side of the neck.
51. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
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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. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
5. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
6. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
7. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
8. (informal) Exceptionally good.
9. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
10. An open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring.
16. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
19. Advance evidence for.
21. Port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland.
23. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
25. An associate degree in nursing.
26. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
29. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
31. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
32. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
33. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
34. Chief port and economic center of Nigeria.
35. Complacently or inanely foolish.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
41. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. (informal) Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.
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