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1. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
4. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
7. A master's degree in library science.
11. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
12. A person's brother or sister.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
15. Any competition.
17. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
18. Squash bugs.
21. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. (informal) Of the highest quality.
27. Wild and menacing.
29. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
44. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
47. A state in northwestern North America.
48. A set of two similar things considered as a unit.
49. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
51. In or of the present month.
52. 10 grams.
53. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
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1. A quantity of no importance.
2. The act of scanning.
3. A New England state.
4. Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean.
5. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
6. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
7. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
8. The month following March and preceding May.
9. A Russian river.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. Any plant of the genus Erica.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
26. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
28. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
30. A state in midwestern United States.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
33. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
35. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
37. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
39. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
40. Channel into a new direction.
41. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
43. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
45. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
46. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
50. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
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