Crossword Puzzle Number 2018 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. An honorary degree in science.
4. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
8. An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).
11. Liquid excretory product.
12. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
13. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
14. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
15. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
16. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
17. Coffee trees.
20. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
22. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
25. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
29. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
31. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
32. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
36. An associate degree in nursing.
38. A state in northwestern North America.
43. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
46. (informal) Roused to anger.
47. An accountant certified by the state.
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
52. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
53. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.

DOWN

1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
2. Large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters.
3. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
4. Cut the head of.
5. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
6. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
7. Food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again.
8. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
18. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
21. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
23. A state in midwestern United States.
24. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. A state in the eastern United States.
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. Jordan's port.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
39. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
40. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
44. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
45. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
49. A radioactive element of the actinide series.

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