Crossword Puzzle Number 2598 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
4. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
9. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
13. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
14. A brief description given for purposes of identification.
15. Absent without permission.
16. (Babylonian) The sky god.
17. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.
18. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
19. Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement.
22. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
25. Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931).
28. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
32. Physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression).
34. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
36. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
37. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
39. English merchant who expanded his father's shop in London into a prestigious department store (1841-1905).
40. A public promotion of some product or service.
42. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
43. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
50. With rapid movements.
52. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
53. A telegram sent abroad.
55. A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back.
56. A narrow pass (especially one between mountains).
59. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
60. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
61. (zoology) Relating to frogs and toads.
62. Relating to or containing the azo radical.
63. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
64. Lace again.
65. A boy or man.

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1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
2. The Fate who spins the thread of life.
3. The application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture.
4. In addition.
5. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
8. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
9. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
10. Turned or twisted toward one side.
11. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come.
12. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
20. A small cake leavened with yeast.
21. A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
26. A town in north central Oklahoma.
27. The residue that remains when something is burned.
29. A member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries.
30. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
31. Late time of life.
33. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
35. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
38. Yielding a fair profit.
41. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
44. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
45. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
46. The basic unit of money in Nigeria.
47. The place where some action occurs.
48. A public square with room for pedestrians.
49. King of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC).
51. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
54. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
57. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
58. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.

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