"Science is ___ that works": Kurt Vonnegut Crossword Clue

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"Science is ___ that works": Kurt Vonnegut Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
2. any art that invokes supernatural powers
(adjective)
1. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

VONNEGUT (noun)
1. United States writer whose novels and short stories are a mixture of realism and satire and science fiction (born in 1922)
WORKS (noun)
1. the internal mechanism of a device
2. buildings for carrying on industrial labor

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
GAMIC

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Across

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12. Ones who handle minor health problems?

14. Dessert introduced to the U.S. in the 1780s, after Thomas Jefferson discovered it in France

16. Like someone in pointe shoes, maybe

17. ___-di-dah

18. Say "hey," slangily

19. They're at the tops of some ladders, informally

20. Offering that's fresh off the press?

22. Pyroclastic material

23. Sheet music abbr.

24. Deliberate

26. Sex Pistols song disparaging the band's former label

27. Foundation of music?

29. Fun activity for a summer day

31. Dice rolls from Jail to Free Parking, in Monopoly

32. Serving of meat loaf, maybe

33. Evil spirits

36. Accumulates

40. 'Silly me!'

41. Barely gets (by)

43. Org. associated with the Wanamaker Trophy

44. Menu bar option

46. Tennis legend who won the French Open when she was just 16

47. Season

48. Protection, as from an organization

50. Jaguar, e.g.

51. To whom you might say "I wish …"

52. Southern California site whose 1909 opening was accompanied by a visit from the U.S.S. Albany

55. Attraction at the 52-Across

56. Old man

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Down

1. Guides

2. Peace out

3. Perturb

4. Chess legend Mikhail ___

5. Bolognese, Parmesan, etc.

6. Daughter of King Minos, in myth

7. Tree growth indicative of good air quality

8. Part of a great deal?

9. Opulent

10. Tubers from which a gluten-free type of flour is derived

11. Herman ___, Dutch ophthalmologist known for his visual acuity testing

12. Cafe chain

13. Major product of Milan

14. English lesson subject, for short

20. Training courses

21. Yes and no, say

24. Common folk

25. Rings

28. Apt name for a chef

30. Compound in some sleep aids, familiarly

32. Largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area

33. What do you have in mind?

34. "Sorry, honey"

35. French bun

36. Parity

37. Variety of dog associated with King Charles

38. More unpleasant

39. ___ Noster (the Lord's Prayer)

42. Capture, in a way

45. Mr. or Mrs.

47. Bodily partitions

49. Room in an adobe

51. Long cut

53. Chaps

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