Crossword Puzzle Number 5708 (Small Grid)

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1. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
5. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay.
10. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
13. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
14. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
15. Gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise.
16. The striking of one body against another.
17. The peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II.
19. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
20. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
22. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
25. A flexible container with a single opening.
27. The father of your father or mother.
31. Type genus of the Vespidae.
35. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
36. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
37. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
38. Give an incentive.
41. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
42. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
44. The cry made by sheep.
45. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
48. By bad luck.
50. The second month of the Hindu calendar.
54. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.
58. The products of human creativity.
59. A city in southeastern South Korea.
62. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
63. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
64. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
65. On or toward the lee.
66. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
67. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
68. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.

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1. A vessel that carries passengers or freight v 1.
2. (prefix) Half or partial.
3. An informal term for a father.
4. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
5. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
6. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
7. A public promotion of some product or service.
8. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
9. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
11. The basic unit of money in Iran.
12. God of fire.
18. A major waterfall in southern Africa.
21. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
23. Climbing salamanders.
24. A bachelor's degree in religion.
26. The eleventh month of the civil year.
28. The basic unit of money in South Africa.
29. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
30. (informal) Of the highest quality.
32. A member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries.
33. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
34. A Loloish language.
39. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
40. The act of scanning.
43. An informal term for a father.
46. (British) A local tax on property (usually used in the plural).
47. Jordan's port.
49. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
50. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
51. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
52. A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite.
53. Steering mechanism for a vessel.
55. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
56. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
57. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
60. A castrated tomcat.
61. 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.

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