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1a. 90s NY slowcore group OR oft-glamorized liquid opioid
1d. _______ on Foreign Relations
2. Slender, at times electric fish
3. Background actor
4. Aural organ
5. Hammurabi's ____; legal rules set by the Babylonian emperor
6. Acr.; music category associated with genres like dubstep and techno
7. Acr.; U.S. federal agency renamed by executive order in 2025 to befit a more combative agenda
8. Cloth-weaving machine