Crossword Puzzle Number 2068 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
5. The residue that remains when something is burned.
8. (of light) Lacking in intensity or brightness.
11. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
12. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
13. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
14. A strong wind moving 45-90 knots.
15. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
17. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
19. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
20. The cry made by sheep.
23. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. Jordan's port.
31. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
32. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
34. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
43. Set down according to a plan.
47. An associate degree in applied science.
48. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
49. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
50. A United Nations agency that invest directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors.
51. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
52. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
53. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.

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1. Especially one side of a leaf.
2. The sixth month of the civil year.
3. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
4. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
5. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
6. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
7. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
8. Hit hard.
9. Type genus of the Amiidae.
10. The Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain.
16. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. Jordan's port.
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
24. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
28. 16 ounces.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
36. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. A quantity that is added.
40. The handle of a weapon or tool.
41. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
46. A young woman making her debut into society.

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