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1. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
4. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
8. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
11. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
12. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
13. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
14. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
15. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
20. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. 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.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
33. The cry made by sheep.
34. The act of taking something from someone unlawfully.
37. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
38. The cardinal number that is the sum of six and one.
43. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
49. A master's degree in business.
50. A port in southwestern Scotland.
51. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
52. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
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1. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
2. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
3. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
4. An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling).
5. A large fleet.
6. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
7. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
8. A human limb.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
19. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
30. A member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico.
32. Basic principles of the cosmos.
35. Having or covered with hair.
36. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
39. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
40. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
44. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
46. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
48. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
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