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1. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
4. Not final or absolute.
8. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
11. The month following February and preceding April.
12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
13. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
14. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
16. Used of a single unit or thing.
17. Being two more than fifty.
18. A quantity of no importance.
19. A town in central Belgium.
21. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
23. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
24. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
28. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
30. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
31. The last (12th) month of the year.
32. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
34. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
41. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
47. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
51. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
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1. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
2. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
3. A small nail.
4. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
5. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
6. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
7. The content of cognition.
8. The qualities of a hero or heroine.
9. Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery.
10. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
15. A flexible container with a single opening.
20. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
22. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
27. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
37. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. In bed.
40. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
42. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
43. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
44. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
49. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
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