Crossword Puzzle Number 2717 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
5. Of or pertaining to any Shinto sect other than Kokka Shinto.
10. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
13. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
14. A member of a Muslim Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan).
15. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
16. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
17. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
19. Jordan's port.
21. Unknown god.
23. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
24. A commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
32. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
37. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
38. A Loloish language.
40. A deep prolonged loud noise.
41. State in northeastern India.
44. How long something has existed.
46. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
47. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
49. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. Of or pertaining to Sabah or its people.
54. Relating to or accompanying birth.
58. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
59. Property that is leased or rented out or let.
62. A feeling of intense anger.
63. Seed of a pea plant.
64. The younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy.
65. German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851).
66. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
67. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
68. A quantity of no importance.

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1. A member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
2. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
3. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
4. Jordan's port.
5. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
6. One who works hard at boring tasks.
7. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
8. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
9. A state in northwestern North America.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
11. A Loloish language.
12. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
18. A tall upright megalith.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. Speaking a Slavic language.
25. A Russian river.
27. South African term for `boss'.
29. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
30. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
31. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
33. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
34. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
35. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
43. Austrian composer (1860-1911).
44. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
45. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
48. English monk and scholar (672-735).
50. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
51. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. In bed.
53. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
54. A state in northwestern North America.
55. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
56. Advanced in years.
57. A Russian river.
60. The seventh and last day of the week.
61. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.

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