Crossword Puzzle Number 6049 (Small Grid)

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1. A hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck.
5. (Assyrian) Chief god of the Assyrians.
10. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. A town in southwestern Idaho.
15. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
16. One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping.
17. Footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material.
19. (archaic) Of persons.
21. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
23. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
24. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
25. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
27. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
31. A widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
36. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
37. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
39. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
41. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
42. Very dark black.
46. An enclosed space.
49. A doctor's degree in optometry.
52. Lower in esteem.
56. An informal term for a father.
58. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
61. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
62. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
63. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
66. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
67. Jordan's port.
68. The compass point midway between northeast and east.

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1. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
2. Any plant of the genus Erica.
3. Yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh.
4. 1 species.
5. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
6. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
7. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
8. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
9. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
10. A genus of Mustelidae.
11. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
12. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
18. Cause to be embarrassed.
20. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
22. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
26. The act of scanning.
28. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
29. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
30. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
32. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
33. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
35. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
44. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
45. 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.
47. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
48. Toward the inside of the cheek.
50. Noisy talk.
51. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
53. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
54. A city of central China.
55. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
57. The last (12th) month of the year.
58. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
59. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
60. Tag the base runner to get him out.
64. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.

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