Crossword Puzzle Number 718 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
4. A northeastern Iranian language spoken in Russia.
10. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
13. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
14. A substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid.
15. An accountant certified by the state.
16. Prevent from being seen or discovered.
19. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. An alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth.
28. The friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC).
32. Source of a tough elastic wood.
33. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
34. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
36. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
38. State in northeastern India.
40. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
43. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
46. A light touch or stroke.
47. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
49. Obvious and dull.
52. The middle of the day.
56. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
58. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
59. Having leadership guidance.
60. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
62. An acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants.
63. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
64. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
65. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.

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1. Tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits.
2. Take by theft.
3. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
4. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
5. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
6. A deep bow.
7. A unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt.
8. A police officer who investigates crimes.
9. Half the width of an em.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
11. German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948).
12. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
17. A Hindu disciple of a swami.
18. Offering fun and gaiety.
21. Being five more than one hundred.
22. A genus of Pyralidae.
23. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
25. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
26. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
27. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
29. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
30. Toward the mouth or oral region.
31. A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
37. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
38. A police officer who investigates crimes.
39. The act of scanning.
41. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
42. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
43. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
44. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
48. Mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls.
50. In bed.
51. A quantity of no importance.
53. A native or inhabitant of Denmark.
54. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
55. Noisy talk.
61. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.

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