Crossword Puzzle Number 2102 (Small Grid)

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1. A theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus).
4. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
9. Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan.
13. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
14. (possibly Roman) Goddess of horses and mules and asses.
15. A chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck.
16. A village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin).
18. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
19. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
20. American Revolutionary patriot.
22. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
24. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
25. Jordan's port.
27. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
31. A son who has the same first name as his father.
37. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
41. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
42. A general anesthetic (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly.
44. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
45. African mahogany trees.
47. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
51. Common Indian weaverbird.
54. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
56. A human limb.
57. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
61. An acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants.
62. Tree (as opposed to shrub).
63. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
64. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
65. United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979).
66. A small cake leavened with yeast.

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1. An Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar.
2. A group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor.
3. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
4. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
5. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
6. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
7. Black tropical American cuckoo.
8. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
9. A Hindu disciple of a swami.
10. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
11. The template for protein synthesis.
12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
17. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
21. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
28. Floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile).
29. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
30. 32nd President of the United States.
32. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
33. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue.
34. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
35. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
36. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
38. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
39. The cry made by sheep.
40. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
41. Black tropical American cuckoo.
43. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
46. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
48. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
52. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
53. Noisy talk.
55. Any of several weedy vetches grown for forage.
58. The 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
59. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
60. A castrated tomcat.

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