Crossword Puzzle Number 2369 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A vertical spar for supporting sails.
5. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
10. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
13. Type genus of the Amiidae.
14. Of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture.
15. A prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill.
16. Relating to or near the radius.
18. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
20. Basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle.
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
23. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
26. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
29. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
30. Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals.
34. A group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor.
36. A Russian river.
38. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
39. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
41. Large toothed frog of South and Central America resembling the bullfrog.
44. Humble in spirit or manner.
45. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
46. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
49. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
50. A colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the body.
53. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
57. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
58. A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation.
61. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
62. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
63. Small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa.
64. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
65. Step on it.
66. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
67. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.

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1. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
2. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
3. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
4. Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men.
5. French novelist.
6. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
7. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
8. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
9. An associate degree in nursing.
10. A state in the western United States.
11. An upholstered seat for more than one person.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
17. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
19. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
21. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
25. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
27. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
28. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
31. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
32. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
33. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
35. The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal.
37. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
40. A genus of Psittacidae.
41. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
42. Leatherleaf ferns.
43. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
47. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
48. Australian clover fern.
51. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
52. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
54. An expression of open-mouthed astonishment.
55. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
56. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
59. A person's brother or sister.
60. The bill in a restaurant.

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