Crossword Puzzle Number 1984 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
4. Top part of an apron.
7. The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid).
11. A doctor who practices veterinary medicine.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
14. (informal) Of the highest quality.
15. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
16. Having been read.
17. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
19. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
21. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
23. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
27. The act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale).
29. Any of various units of capacity.
31. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
32. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
39. A state in northwestern North America.
40. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
44. Long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
45. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
46. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
47. A primeval personification of air and breath.
48. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
49. Seed of a pea plant.

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1. A genus of Indriidae.
2. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
3. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
6. A small cake leavened with yeast.
7. A thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body.
8. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
9. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
10. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
18. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
20. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
22. 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.
26. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
28. Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. A telegram sent abroad.
34. Jordan's port.
36. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
37. Chief port of Yemen.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
42. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
43. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
44. A colorless and odorless inert gas.

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