Crossword Puzzle Number 2417 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A light touch or stroke.
4. Formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
13. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
14. Jordan's port.
15. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
16. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
18. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
19. Type genus of the Rutaceae.
20. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
21. A state in northwestern North America.
22. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
24. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
27. Brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes.
28. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
31. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
32. A port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean.
38. A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface.
39. Baby bed with high sides.
44. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
46. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
50. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
53. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
55. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
57. A farewell remark.
58. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
60. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
61. The seventh and last day of the week.
62. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
64. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
65. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
66. Hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth.
67. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. Fallow deer.
2. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
3. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
4. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
5. Short and fat.
6. Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.
7. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
8. Not widely known.
9. Firmly fastened or secured against opening.
10. (of animals) Fully developed.
11. A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century.
12. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
17. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
23. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
25. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
26. An honorary degree in science.
29. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
30. A graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions.
33. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
34. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
35. The cry made by sheep.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
40. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
41. A wind instrument.
42. The act of scanning.
43. Soft creamy white cheese.
45. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
47. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
48. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
49. (medicine) Having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course.
51. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
52. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
54. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
56. Offering fun and gaiety.
57. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
59. Lacking in light.
63. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.

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