Crossword Puzzle Number 1740 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. An enclosed space.
4. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
8. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
11. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
12. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
13. A rapid bustling commotion.
14. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
15. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
16. A slight amount or degree of difference.
17. An oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract.
20. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
22. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
25. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
28. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
29. 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.
32. A radioactive transuranic element.
33. (informal) Of the highest quality.
34. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
43. Traveling on horseback.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
49. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
50. Divulge information or secrets.
51. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.

DOWN

1. A branch of the Tai languages.
2. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
3. Coffee trees.
4. An annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance.
5. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
6. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
7. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
8. The basic unit of money in Macao.
9. The sixth month of the civil year.
10. A set of rules or principles or laws especially written ones.
18. Covered with paving material.
19. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
21. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
23. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
24. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
26. 16 ounces.
27. A state in northwestern North America.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
36. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
38. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
41. Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635).
44. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
45. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
46. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
47. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.

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