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1. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
5. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
12. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
13. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
14. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
15. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
16. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
17. Mar or spoil the appearance of.
18. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
22. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
25. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
33. An associate degree in applied science.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
37. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
42. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
44. A local computer network for communication between computers.
47. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
48. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
50. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
51. (informal) Of the highest quality.
52. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
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1. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
2. American author of inspirational adventure stories for boys.
3. A port in northwestern Israel on the Bay of Acre.
4. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
5. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
6. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
7. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
19. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
23. 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.
24. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
26. A light touch or stroke.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
28. A Mid-Atlantic state.
30. Imperial moths.
31. The residue that remains when something is burned.
32. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
36. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. Belonging to some prior time.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
43. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
45. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
46. 10 grams.
47. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
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