Crossword Puzzle Number 1161 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
4. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
12. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
13. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
14. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
16. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
17. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
18. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
19. Discover the location of.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
24. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
27. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
29. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
30. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
32. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
42. Agitation resulting from active worry.
43. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. A boy or man.
47. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
48. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.
50. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
51. (Greek mythology) The winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology.
52. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
2. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
3. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
4. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
5. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
6. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
7. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
8. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
20. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
23. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
25. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
31. A small cake leavened with yeast.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. A city in central New York.
39. In addition.
40. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
41. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
45. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
46. A light touch or stroke.
49. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.

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