Crossword Puzzle Number 2078 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites.
4. A line of approach.
10. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
13. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
14. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. Long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened.
19. Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).
20. (commerce) The period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange).
22. Order by virtue of superior authority.
24. Informal terms for a mother.
25. Relating to or characteristic of the state or people of Alaska.
29. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
32. The capital and largest city of Japan.
34. (Greek mythology) King of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus.
35. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
37. A French abbot.
39. Sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia).
41. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. A member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
47. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
51. Acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan).
53. Genus of East Indian trees or shrubs.
55. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
56. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
59. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
60. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
61. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh).
62. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
63. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
64. Similar to the color of a ripe orange.
65. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. The body excluding the head and neck and limbs.
2. Of a moderate orange-yellow color.
3. A unit of weight used in Asia.
4. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
5. Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa Asia and Australia.
6. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
7. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
8. Of or relating to a nail or claw or hoof.
9. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
10. Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.
11. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
12. Free from risk or danger.
17. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
18. Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats.
21. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
23. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
26. The basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea.
27. The month following July and preceding September.
28. Inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause.
30. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
36. A member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in Russia.
38. Any of various units of capacity.
40. Of or relating to a directionless magnitude.
41. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
42. The basic unit of money in Romania.
44. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
45. An act punishable by law.
46. 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.
48. Lower in esteem.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
52. A quantity of no importance.
54. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
57. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
58. 10 grams.

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