Crossword Puzzle Number 1169 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
5. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
8. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
11. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
12. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
13. A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955.
14. (architecture) Forming or resembling an arch.
16. Virility drug (trade name Viagra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men.
18. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
19. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
25. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
27. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
29. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
30. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
34. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
36. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
37. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
42. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
44. (British) Colloquial terms for an umbrella.
47. A light touch or stroke.
48. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
49. Armor plate that protects the chest.
50. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
51. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
52. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
53. Type genus of the Muridae.
54. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.

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1. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
2. Not widely known.
3. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
4. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
5. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
6. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
7. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
8. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
9. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
10. Slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes.
15. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
17. How long something has existed.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. Law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions.
24. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
31. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
32. 16 ounces.
33. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
35. (used of persons or the military) Characterized by having or bearing arms.
36. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
38. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
39. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
40. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
41. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
43. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
44. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.

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