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1. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
4. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
8. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
11. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
12. An unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.
13. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
14. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
15. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
16. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
17. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
19. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
21. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
22. God of the earth.
24. Make a cackling sound.
28. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
31. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
33. (South African) A journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers).
34. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
36. A state in north central United States.
37. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
43. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
44. A master's degree in fine arts.
46. Jordan's port.
48. Top part of an apron.
50. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
52. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
53. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
54. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
55. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. God of death.
3. Divulge information or secrets.
4. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
5. A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck.
6. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
7. Enough to meet a purpose.
8. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
20. English Romantic poet (1795-1821).
23. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
26. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
27. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
29. A Mid-Atlantic state.
30. A state in northwestern North America.
32. The capital and largest city of Japan.
35. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
38. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
39. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. In bed.
42. With no effort to conceal.
45. A federally chartered savings bank.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
49. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
51. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
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