Crossword Puzzle Number 4963 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (dialect) A short straight stick of wood.
5. Any of various cycads of the genus Zamia.
10. A flexible container with a single opening.
13. Articles of the same kind or material.
14. Lower in esteem.
15. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
16. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
17. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
18. The cry made by sheep.
19. Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943).
21. German mathematician (1862-1943).
23. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
25. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
26. The state of being under the control of another person.
29. Relating to of containing or affecting blood.
33. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
34. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
36. Cover from sight.
37. Spread or daub over.
40. A United Nations agency that invest directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors.
43. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
44. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
45. A inexpensive showy collectibles.
47. Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water.
48. (electronics) Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input.
52. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
56. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
60. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
61. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
62. Antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia.
64. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
65. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
66. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
67. A young woman making her debut into society.

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1. The compass point that is one point west of southwest.
2. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
3. Using speech rather than writing.
4. Cut the head of.
5. Large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916).
8. (Old Testament) The first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC).
9. Ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos).
10. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
11. The sixth month of the civil year.
12. Stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water.
20. Snarled or stalled in complete confusion.
22. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
24. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
27. An endorsement.
28. Ctenophores lacking tentacles.
30. (quantifier used with mass nouns) Great in quantity or degree or extent.
31. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
32. (classical architecture) A molding for a cornice.
35. A salt deposit that animals regularly lick.
38. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
39. (informal) Exceptionally good.
41. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
42. A large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression.
46. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
49. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
50. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
51. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
53. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
54. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
55. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
57. The sign language used in the United States.
58. An accountant certified by the state.
59. Tag the base runner to get him out.
60. A state in midwestern United States.
63. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.

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