Crossword Puzzle Number 1397 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. How long something has existed.
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
8. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
11. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
12. Type genus of the Majidae.
13. (used informally) Very small.
14. By bad luck.
16. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
17. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
18. Unknown god.
19. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
21. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
23. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
24. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
25. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
31. A master's degree in business.
32. An informal term for a father.
33. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
37. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
39. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
41. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
45. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
47. Being two more than fifty.
50. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
51. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
53. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
54. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
55. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
56. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).

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1. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
2. Offering fun and gaiety.
3. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
4. Before noon.
5. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
6. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
7. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
8. An offer of two for the price of one.
9. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
10. A three-tone Chadic language.
15. An upholstered seat for more than one person.
20. Colloquial British abbreviation.
22. A port city in southwestern Iran.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
29. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
30. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
35. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
38. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
39. An informal term for a father.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. A state in midwestern United States.
42. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
43. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
44. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
46. The month following July and preceding September.
48. Being one more than two.
49. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
52. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.

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