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3. an independent government agency responsible for the social security system
7. wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology
8. a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
9. consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz)
10. Dutch physicist honored for his research on the influence of magnetism on radiation which showed that light is radiated by the motion of charged particles in an atom (1865-1943)
11. the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
12. colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended
14. going without clothes as a social practice
16. a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus
18. fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings
19. a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
20. carrot
22. Known as the deepest lake on earth. (6)
24. a genus of Caltha
25. an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
26. a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs
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1. The world's largest active volcano. (5,3)
2. an awkward stupid person
3. Few species live here, due to it's extreme heat. (6)
4. Largest rainforest on earth. (6)
5. a person who transgresses moral or civil law
6. the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
13. the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
15. parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia
17. a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms
18. someone who tells lies
21. a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
23. Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
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