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1. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
4. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
8. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
11. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
12. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
13. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
14. Crowd or pack to capacity.
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
17. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
18. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
19. Greek mythology.
21. How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.
24. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. Pertaining to animals or animal life or action.
27. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus).
30. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir.
39. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
40. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
42. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
43. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
44. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
45. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
47. Very dark black.
49. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
50. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
51. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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1. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
2. Common black European thrush.
3. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
4. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
5. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
6. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
7. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
8. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
9. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
10. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
15. The capital of Bahrain.
20. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
22. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
23. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
26. A member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi.
28. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
29. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
32. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
33. A particular environment or walk of life.
35. A quantity that is added.
36. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
38. In bed.
41. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
42. A state in northwestern North America.
46. A public promotion of some product or service.
47. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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