Crossword Puzzle Number 1043 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. Being five more than forty.
4. Twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes.
8. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
11. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
12. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
13. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
14. A tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production.
15. One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse.
16. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
17. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
19. Lower in esteem.
22. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125.
26. Material used to daub walls.
28. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. Obvious and dull.
39. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
40. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
41. A village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin).
44. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
45. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
46. Used of a single unit or thing.
47. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
48. The highest level or degree attainable.
49. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.

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1. Being six more than ninety.
2. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
3. A choice that is made by voting.
4. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
5. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
6. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
7. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
8. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
9. By bad luck.
10. A slender double-reed instrument.
18. A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water.
20. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. A state in midwestern United States.
24. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
25. Extremely pleasing.
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
29. A genus of Caltha.
32. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
33. A state in New England.
34. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. A quantity of no importance.
38. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
39. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
42. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
43. A light touch or stroke.
44. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.

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