Crossword Puzzle Number 4249 (Small Grid)

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1. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
4. In the same place (used when citing a reference).
10. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
13. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
14. A republic on the Isthmus of Panama.
15. A boy or man.
16. Make less active or intense.
18. Used in combination.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. Of or relating to or containing barium.
21. Having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring.
23. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. A humorous anecdote or remark.
27. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
30. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
34. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
35. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
38. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
40. Jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds.
41. Wool of the alpaca.
43. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
44. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
46. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
48. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
51. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
53. Highly excited.
57. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
59. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
60. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
63. One of the common people.
64. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
65. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
66. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.

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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair.
4. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
5. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
6. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
7. Material used to daub walls.
8. Come out into view, as from concealment.
9. Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light.
10. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
11. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
17. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
22. 100 ngwee equal 1 kwacha.
24. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
29. Relatively deep or strong.
31. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
32. An edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter).
33. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
36. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
37. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
39. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
42. In bed.
45. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
47. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
49. Type genus of the Ranidae.
50. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
52. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
53. A state in midwestern United States.
54. A British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters.
55. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
56. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
58. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
61. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
62. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.

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