Crossword Puzzle Number 1754 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation.
5. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
10. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
13. American novelist (1909-1955).
14. Of or relating to or involving an area.
15. (informal) Of the highest quality.
16. Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation.
17. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.
18. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
19. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
21. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
22. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
24. (of persons) Having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks.
26. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
27. Lower in esteem.
29. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
33. A loose cloak with a hood.
37. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
38. Divulge information or secrets.
41. One millionth of a gram.
42. A fabric made by knitting.
44. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
46. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
49. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
53. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
55. The cry made by sheep.
57. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
59. God of justice.
62. A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum.
63. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
64. The inner sole of a shoe or boot.
66. Not in good physical or mental health.
67. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
68. A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.
69. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.

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1. A genus of tuberous-rooted vines of the family Dioscoreaceae.
2. (used of eyes) Open and fixed as if in fear or wonder.
3. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
4. Relating to the blood vessels or blood.
5. The month following February and preceding April.
6. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
7. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
8. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
9. Muslim name for God.
10. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
11. A fraudulent business scheme.
12. Make anew.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
25. A light touch or stroke.
28. A native-born Israeli.
30. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
31. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. A flexible container with a single opening.
34. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
35. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
36. Make less active or intense.
39. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
40. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
43. The bill in a restaurant.
45. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
47. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
48. An effortful attempt to attain a goal.
49. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
50. Dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds.
51. A telegram sent abroad.
52. Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
56. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
58. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
60. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.
61. Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
65. Half the width of an em.

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