Crossword Puzzle Number 2565 (Small Grid)

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1. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
4. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
9. A book of the New Testament.
13. Automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes.
14. Found along western Atlantic coast.
15. Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines.
16. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
17. American Revolutionary patriot.
18. An instinctive motive.
19. The face or front of a building.
21. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
23. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
26. (Judeo-Christian religion) Chief spirit of evil and adversary of God.
29. Little known Kamarupan languages.
33. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
35. Aimlessly drifting.
37. A chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay.
38. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
39. (Greek mythology) The god of the underworld in ancient mythology.
40. English essayist (1775-1834).
42. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
43. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
44. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
49. A state in the western United States.
52. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
54. (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.
56. A desert in southern Israel.
58. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
60. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
61. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
62. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
64. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
65. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
66. The selling of something purchased.
67. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.
2. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. A port city in southwestern Iran.
5. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
6. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
7. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
8. Sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae.
9. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
10. A business whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state.
11. A one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.
12. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
20. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
22. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
24. Before noon.
25. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
27. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
28. A car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money.
30. English monk and scholar (672-735).
31. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
32. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
34. Urge or force (a person) to an action.
36. Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered.
41. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
45. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
46. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
47. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
48. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
50. Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees.
51. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
53. Type genus of the Anatidae.
55. Offering fun and gaiety.
57. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
59. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
63. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.

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