I'm very "cross" about this Latin word meaning a vital or pivotal point
crux
If you are forced out of the company, a golden this clause will make sure you are well taken care of
parachute
AKI refers to "acute" this organ "injury", which means you're having trouble removing waste
kidney
2019 was the Year of this array of elements, celebrating its 150th anniversary
the Periodic Table
California has no official state fruit, but does have four state nuts: the almond, the pecan, the walnut, and this
the pistachio
Exlex translates as "bound by no" this
law
It's the anatomical nickname for executive search consultants
headhunters
Sometimes done along with a hysterectomy, a BSO is a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, a removal of these
ovaries
2009, the International Year of Astronomy, celebrated 400 years of this invention
the telescope
The tallest of the working breeds, it's Pennsylvania's state dog; William Penn is said to have owned one
a Great Dane
Nimbus is this 5-letter object of nature
a cloud
This brand became synonymous with a private jet after it debuted in 1963–Bombardier makes them now
Learjets
Doc gets out the little rubber hammer to test your DTR, or "deep" this "reflex"
tendon
2013 was the Year of this staple Andean crop, which the U.N. hopes can help eradicate world hunger
Quinoa
Its state tree is the sugar maple, though it has a mighty pine at the center of its state seal
Vermont
Someone deeply respected due to their serious nature has a lot of this 8- letter Latin term
gravitas
The Toyota Century is the limousine of choice for the person with this title (a new one took over in 2019)
emperor of Japan
A CBC, or "complete" this, gets hemoglobin & platelet stats
a complete blood count
2002 was the Year of this form of green travel, the visiting of natural habitats in a way that minimizes environmental impact
ecotourism
Laugh maniacally as you realize the common one of these is Minnesota's state bird
a loon
The Latin word for the color green
viridi
For a good military "retreat", book an executive one at this service academy's Thayer Hotel in the Hudson Valley
West Point
There's no "Q" in this adjective for a shot given into the fatty tissue under the skin, but SQ is the abbreviation for it
subcutaneous
1982 was the Year of Sanctions against this country that was suspended from the General Assembly in 1974 & readmitted in 1994
South Africa
Don Woods, the first weatherman on KTUL, created Gusty, the official cartoon character of this tornado-prone state
Oklahoma