Crossword Puzzle Number 1039 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. Of or relating to near the ear.
5. A flexible container with a single opening.
8. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
11. Tall New Zealand timber tree.
12. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
13. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
14. German musician who developed a system for teaching music to children (1895-1982).
15. The cry made by sheep.
16. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
17. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
18. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
21. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
22. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
26. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
27. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
31. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
33. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
35. A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. Tag the base runner to get him out.
42. European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves.
43. The fatty flesh of eel.
45. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
46. A light touch or stroke.
47. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
48. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.

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1. A university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River north of Bangor.
2. Depleted of strength or energy.
3. A United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies.
4. Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist.
5. A small cake leavened with yeast.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
8. The last (12th) month of the year.
9. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
10. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
19. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
20. A master's degree in business.
23. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
24. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
25. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
28. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
29. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
30. Rig used in drilling for oil or gas.
32. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
33. 300 to 3000 kilohertz.
34. South African term for `boss'.
35. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
37. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
39. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
41. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
44. Before noon.

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