Crossword Puzzle Number 916 (Small Grid)

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1. A widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells.
4. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in North Africa.
10. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
13. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
14. In the same place (used when citing a reference).
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
17. Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats.
18. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
19. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element.
22. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
24. A decree that prohibits something.
26. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
28. withdraw from an organization or communion.
31. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
36. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
38. A proportion multiplied by 100.
39. A fraudulent business scheme.
40. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
41. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
43. A Hindu prince or king in India.
44. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
48. (of an arrow) Equipped with feathers.
54. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
55. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
57. Wool of the alpaca.
58. Devoid of warmth and cordiality.
60. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
62. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
63. Tag the base runner to get him out.
64. The item at the end.
65. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.

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1. Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832).
2. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
7. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
8. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
9. Type genus of the Amiidae.
10. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
11. The capital of Western Samoa.
12. An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle.
20. In bed.
23. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
25. A river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River.
27. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
29. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
30. A positively charged atom.
32. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
33. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
34. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
35. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
37. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
42. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
45. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
46. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
47. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
49. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
50. Type genus of the Anatidae.
51. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
52. Imagined as in a play.
53. Young sheep.
56. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
59. A soft silvery metallic element.
61. A New England state.

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