Crossword Puzzle Number 2397 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
4. Used improperly or excessively especially drugs.
10. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
13. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
14. The wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers.
15. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
17. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
19. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
22. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
24. A Christian Bishop who translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic (311-382).
28. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
32. A diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization.
34. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
35. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
36. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
38. A radioactive transuranic element.
40. The act of using.
41. Minor or subordinate.
43. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
44. Relating to human society and its members.
46. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
48. The month following February and preceding April.
50. A blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people.
51. A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands.
53. Intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time.
58. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
59. A needle-like part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal.
60. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
63. A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back.
64. Used of a single unit or thing.
65. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
66. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.

DOWN

1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
2. Type genus of the Ranidae.
3. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
6. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
7. A person who lacks good judgment.
8. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. A Mid-Atlantic state.
10. Divulge information or secrets.
11. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
12. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
18. Any taillike structure.
20. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
21. The cry made by sheep.
23. Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.
25. (Irish) The sea personified.
26. Loose or flaccid body fat.
27. Towards the side away from the wind.
29. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
30. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
31. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
33. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. A republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa).
38. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
39. Any of various plastic laminates containing melamine.
42. Not only so, but.
45. Colloquial British abbreviation.
47. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
49. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
52. English tennis player who won may women's singles titles (born in 1945).
54. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
56. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
57. Young sheep.
61. A crystalline metallic element not found in nature.
62. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
63. A public promotion of some product or service.

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