Crossword Puzzle Number 1374 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
4. An indistinct shapeless form.
8. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
11. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
12. The basic unit of money on Malta.
13. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
14. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
15. Of or being the lowest female voice.
16. A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair.
17. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
23. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
29. The last (12th) month of the year.
32. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
33. A public promotion of some product or service.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
40. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
44. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
46. A master's degree in business.
47. The residue that remains when something is burned.
48. An informal term for a father.
49. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
50. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.

DOWN

1. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
2. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
3. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
4. (informal usage) A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction.
5. (trademark) A type of inflatable air mattress.
6. Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945).
7. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
8. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. One thousandth of a second.
18. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
20. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
22. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
24. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
25. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
36. A vigorous blow.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. South African term for `boss'.
41. An accountant certified by the state.
42. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
43. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
45. A state in north central United States.

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