Crossword Puzzle Number 2136 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
4. A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple.
10. An orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa.
13. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
14. A rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes.
15. The month following March and preceding May.
16. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
17. Capital of modern Macedonia.
18. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
19. A genus of Caltha.
21. Coarse fabric used for bags or sacks.
23. An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War).
25. The cry made by sheep.
26. A painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book).
29. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
33. A genus of European owls.
34. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
36. Meeting adequate standards for a purpose.
38. Constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic.
39. The wife or widow of a czar.
41. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
50. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
52. Agitation resulting from active worry.
53. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
55. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
58. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
59. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
60. A former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere).
62. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
63. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
64. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
65. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
2. A genus of Mustelidae.
3. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
4. A square dance figure.
5. (used especially of glances) Directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy.
6. A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.
7. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
8. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
9. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
10. Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit.
11. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit.
12. (informal) Exceptionally good.
20. Type and only genus of the family Tytonidae.
22. Any plant of the genus Kalmia.
24. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
27. Goddess of fertility.
28. (Middle East) Usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling.
30. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
31. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
35. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
37. A castrated tomcat.
40. A Hindu prince or king in India.
43. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
44. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
45. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
46. A city in central New York.
48. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
49. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
51. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
54. A light touch or stroke.
56. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
57. A young woman making her debut into society.
61. Informal terms for a mother.

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