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1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
4. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
7. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
11. (Hawaiian) A small guitar having four strings.
12. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
13. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
14. The month following January and preceding March.
15. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
16. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
17. Not only so, but.
20. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
21. The cry made by sheep.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides.
27. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
30. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
32. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. 1/10 gram.
35. Type genus of the Anatidae.
36. An informal term for a father.
43. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
46. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
47. Top part of an apron.
49. A Loloish language.
50. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
51. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
52. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
53. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
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1. French painter noted for brightly colored scenes (1877-1953).
2. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
3. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
4. Extremely pleasing.
5. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
6. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
7. A shape that sags.
8. The sixth month of the civil year.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
18. Capital and largest city of Cuba.
19. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
22. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
23. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
25. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
28. A sliver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum.
29. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
31. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. Devoid or partially devoid of light or brightness.
41. Again but in a new or different way.
42. A quantity of no importance.
44. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
45. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
48. A bachelor's degree in religion.
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