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1. In bed.
5. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due west.
11. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
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. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
14. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
15. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
16. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
17. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
22. Yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks.
24. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
28. Lower in esteem.
29. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
30. The capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates.
33. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
38. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
42. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
43. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
44. Using speech rather than writing.
45. Informal terms for a mother.
46. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
47. A small cake leavened with yeast.
48. The cry made by sheep.
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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
4. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
5. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
6. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.
7. (informal) Of the highest quality.
8. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
9. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
10. The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals.
18. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
19. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. A transuranic element that has not been found in nature.
23. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
25. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
26. A state in midwestern United States.
27. A radioactive transuranic element.
31. Of or relating to or involving an area.
32. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
34. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
35. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
36. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
37. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
39. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
40. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
41. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
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