Crossword Puzzle Number 5566 (Small Grid)

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1. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
4. The innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel).
10. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
13. Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women.
14. Deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
18. God of death.
19. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
20. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
22. A proud stiff pompous gait.
24. At the present or from now on.
26. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
27. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
28. A bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order.
32. Combined or joined to increase in size or quantity or scope.
36. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
38. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
39. A local computer network for communication between computers.
40. Being nine more than ninety.
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
47. European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves.
50. (British) Diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines (from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)).
52. The county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts).
56. Very close in friendship or affection.
60. A person of unquestioning obedience.
62. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
63. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
66. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
67. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
68. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
69. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.

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1. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
2. A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function.
3. An account describing incidents or events.
4. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
5. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
6. The universal time coordinated time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body.
7. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
8. Localized scleroderma.
9. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
10. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
11. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
12. Any competition.
17. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
21. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
23. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
25. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
29. 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.
30. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
31. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
33. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
34. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
35. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
37. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
41. Found along western Atlantic coast.
43. Soft creamy white cheese.
45. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
48. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
49. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
51. A Russian river.
52. An associate degree in nursing.
53. Implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion.
54. (used especially of vegetation) Having lost all moisture.
55. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
57. The granite-like rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust.
58. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
59. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
61. The bill in a restaurant.
62. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
64. A Mid-Atlantic state.
65. An informal term for a father.
66. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.

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