Crossword Puzzle Number 2053 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Inquire about.
4. Very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants.
10. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast.
15. Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.
16. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
17. Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel.
19. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
22. A telegram sent abroad.
24. 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.
25. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
28. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
29. An informal term for a father.
30. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
32. A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation.
36. Turn white.
37. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
38. Having leadership guidance.
41. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
43. Preserve a dead body.
46. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
50. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
53. An elaborate song for solo voice.
54. A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans.
57. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
58. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
59. A growth in strength or number or importance.
60. The granite-like rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust.
61. A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
62. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
63. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.

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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. A fraudulent business scheme.
3. Knock unconscious or senseless.
4. Jordan's port.
5. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
6. Black tropical American cuckoo.
7. An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control.
8. A strong emotion.
9. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
10. A swaggering show of courage.
11. (Judaism) A Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman.
12. Perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America.
18. The capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea.
20. Enthusiastic approval.
21. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
23. Being one more than fifty.
26. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
27. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
31. Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931).
33. Baby bed with high sides.
34. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
35. The bill in a restaurant.
39. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
40. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
42. Lower in esteem.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. The sacred city of Lamaism.
45. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
46. The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object.
47. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
48. Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs.
49. A commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells.
51. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
52. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
55. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
56. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.

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