Crossword Puzzle Number 5423 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
4. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
9. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
13. The month following March and preceding May.
14. A means of serving.
15. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
16. Small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered.
18. Type genus of the Anatidae.
20. An enclosed space.
21. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the surface of the sun.
24. A decree that prohibits something.
27. A member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria.
30. Muslim name for God.
34. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
35. A son who has the same first name as his father.
37. A three-tone Chadic language.
38. A person who is physically weak and ineffectual.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
45. Small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal).
46. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog.
48. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
50. An upward slope or grade (as in a road).
53. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
55. Lower in esteem.
59. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
60. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
63. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
64. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
65. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in North Africa.
67. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
68. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
69. A port city in southwestern Iran.
70. The compass point midway between northeast and east.

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1. A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases.
2. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
3. Baby bed with high sides.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. The eleventh month of the civil year.
6. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
7. Related by blood.
8. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
9. An uproarious party.
10. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
11. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
12. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
17. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
19. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
23. A member of a European people who occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul in pre-Roman times.
25. Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats.
26. 36th President of the United States.
28. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
29. Representation of the cross on which Jesus died.
31. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
32. An elaborate song for solo voice.
33. An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
36. A Hindu prince or king in India.
39. A large quantity of written matter.
40. A port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean.
41. Pacific newts.
42. Related by blood.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
51. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
52. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
54. One-hundredth of a right angle.
55. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
56. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
57. A city of central China.
58. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
61. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
62. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
66. An associate degree in nursing.

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