crossword.

Across

1. Investors have experienced one in 2008 (2 words)

8. Time of economic prosperity

11. Halt

12. State publicly

13. Microsoft acquisition target, at one stage

14. Dollar

16. Copper symbol

17. Great middle distance runner from the 80s

18. Customers

20. Parcel

22. Lonely Boys start

23. Mimicry

24. Brain scan

25. Vegas high roller, for example

28. Spanish gold

29. "Strength, Courage and Wisdom," singer, India

30. Gold finish

32. Rolls symbol

33. Look for nuggets (3 words)

36. Enron executive

37. Access needs

38. Commodity that soared in 2008

40. Confusion

41. BOA, for one

44. Befell

47. Turn over

48. Energy solution that created a food problem

49. Underhanded

51. Pay follower

53. Amsterdam cheese

55. Metal for a dollar?

56. Altered, the rate e.g.

    Down

1. Actions where a company or individual gets a controlling percentage

2. Over- or under- personal performance

3. Property that sells under market often

4. Infamous Chinese politico

5. Top grades

6. Lender's need (2 words)

7. Chosen for office

8. Baby wear

9. Berkshire Hathaway boss moniker (3 words)

10. Delivers on a promise (2 words)

12. Data investigators

15. Dove

19. One the--

21. Operation, abbr.

26. Every golf course has one

27. Rule out

30. Great find, mother--

31. Prosecutor, for short

32. Regains

33. Steelers' locale

34. Didn't work out

35. "Animal Farm" writer, George

39. First name of 1831 slave rebellion leader

42. Agreement indictor

43. Excited,--up

45. Monopoly piece

46. Eldest son of Isaac

50. Bond's service, for short

52. Additional Insured, abbr.

54. Music player

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