Crossword Puzzle Number 959 (Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
10. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
13. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
14. The capital of Croatia.
15. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
16. Jordan's port.
18. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
19. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
20. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
22. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
24. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
25. Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something.
26. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
28. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
30. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
35. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).
38. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
40. Sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia).
41. Water frozen in the solid state.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
45. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
47. Informal terms for a mother.
49. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
50. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
52. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
55. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
59. One or some or every or all without specification.
63. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
64. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
65. Work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches).
66. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
67. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
68. A pair of shoes with cleats on the soles.
69. A young woman making her debut into society.

DOWN

1. An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake.
2. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
5. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur.
8. In an unnatural eery manner.
9. Make amends for.
10. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
11. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
12. An island of central Hawaii.
17. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
21. An associate degree in nursing.
23. A thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices.
27. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
29. A small cake leavened with yeast.
31. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
33. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
36. Fiddler crabs.
37. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
39. In bed.
44. From 40 million to 58 million years ago.
45. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
46. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
48. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
49. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
51. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
53. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
54. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
56. Set down according to a plan.
57. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
58. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
60. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
61. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
62. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.

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