Crossword Puzzle Number 2169 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men.
9. Young sheep.
13. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
14. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
15. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
16. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
17. (Irish) Goddess.
18. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
19. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
21. Lively and spirited.
23. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
25. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
26. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
27. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
35. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
37. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
41. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
42. Divulge information or secrets.
44. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
45. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
47. A native or inhabitant of Scotland.
49. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
53. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
55. Brittle flat bread eaten at Passover.
58. Any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals.
62. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
64. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
65. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
66. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
68. Be teeming, be abuzz.
69. A bachelor's degree in theology.
70. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
71. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
72. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.

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1. (heraldry) An ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield.
2. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
3. The highest level or degree attainable.
4. The bill in a restaurant.
5. Beside one another in a row or rank.
6. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
7. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships.
8. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
9. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
10. Type genus of the Aphididae.
11. A state in New England.
12. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
20. Baby bed with high sides.
22. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
24. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
28. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
29. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
30. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
31. Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
38. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
39. 10 grams.
40. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. A British reform school for youths between 16 and 22.
46. A cape at the southern tip of Norway.
48. About three feet long exclusive of tail.
51. The capital of Morocco.
52. (Mexican) Ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans.
54. A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water.
56. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
57. A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone).
59. The basic unit of money in Cambodia.
60. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
61. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
63. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
67. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.

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