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1. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
8. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security.
11. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
12. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
13. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
14. Jordan's port.
16. (Old Testament) The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.
18. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
20. One who works hard at boring tasks.
21. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
24. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. The cry made by sheep.
29. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
33. Affect with wonder.
35. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
38. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
39. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
42. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
44. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
46. A shape that sags.
47. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
48. A small cake leavened with yeast.
50. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
51. Used of a single unit or thing.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
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1. Toward the mouth or oral region.
2. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
3. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
6. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
7. An associate degree in applied science.
8. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
10. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
15. Divulge information or secrets.
17. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
19. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
22. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
25. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
26. A state in midwestern United States.
30. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
31. Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
32. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
34. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
36. A historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain.
37. A French abbot.
40. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
41. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
43. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
45. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
49. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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