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1. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
5. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
8. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
11. Not only so, but.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals.
15. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
16. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
17. An associate degree in nursing.
18. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
20. A state in northwestern North America.
21. Before noon.
23. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
27. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
31. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
37. Relatively deep or strong.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
42. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
45. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
46. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
47. A port city in southwestern Iran.
50. (informal) Of the highest quality.
52. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
55. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
56. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
57. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
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1. Tropical Asian starlings.
2. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
3. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
6. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
7. A large fleet.
8. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
9. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
10. A fraudulent business scheme.
19. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
22. 32nd President of the United States.
24. Indigo bush.
25. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
26. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
28. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
29. Either extremity of something that has length.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. Free and relaxed in manner.
36. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
38. A cloth having a crisscross design.
39. A human limb.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
42. Before noon.
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
44. Type genus of the Anatidae.
48. The cry made by sheep.
49. An informal term for a father.
50. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
51. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
53. A public promotion of some product or service.
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