Crossword Puzzle Number 7990 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
4. A member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado river.
10. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
13. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
14. Medieval artillery used during sieges.
15. The month following February and preceding April.
16. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
17. Expresses possibility.
19. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
21. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
23. A university in Connecticut.
25. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
27. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
31. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
33. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
36. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
37. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. A populous province in northeastern China.
43. A mountain range in northern Kashmir.
47. God of fire.
52. A just detectable amount.
55. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
56. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
57. Writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature).
59. The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit.
60. Water frozen in the solid state.
61. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
62. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).

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1. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
2. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
3. (botany) Especially of leaves.
4. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
5. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933).
6. Seal with caulking.
7. Look at with amorous intentions.
8. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
9. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
10. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
11. A small cake leavened with yeast.
12. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
18. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
20. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
24. A rapid bustling commotion.
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
29. Belonging to some prior time.
30. British writer of short stories (1870-1916).
32. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
34. A Loloish language.
35. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
39. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
40. A submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water.
41. Of or relating to near the ear.
44. One of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages.
45. Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares.
46. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
48. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
49. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
50. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
51. The handle of a weapon or tool.
53. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
54. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
58. A radioactive element of the actinide series.

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