Crossword Puzzle Number 1839 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
4. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
7. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
11. The month following March and preceding May.
12. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
13. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
14. The cry made by sheep.
15. British informal term.
16. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
17. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
19. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
21. Before noon.
22. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
24. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
26. A member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico.
29. Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916).
32. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
33. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
35. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
37. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
39. An associate degree in nursing.
43. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
47. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
49. An associate degree in applied science.
51. A small piece of cloth.
52. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
53. A son who has the same first name as his father.
55. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
56. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
57. Offering fun and gaiety.

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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
3. (informal) Exceptionally good.
4. A warning against certain acts.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
7. A deep bow.
8. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
9. Fallow deer.
10. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
18. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
20. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
23. A flexible container with a single opening.
25. A light touch or stroke.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
28. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. An expression of greeting.
34. A public promotion of some product or service.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
40. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
42. A Hindu prince or king in India.
44. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
45. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
46. A city in northern India.
48. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
50. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
54. 1/10 gram.

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