Crossword Puzzle Number 2252 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. Take in solid food.
4. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
8. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
11. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
13. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
14. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
15. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
16. A local computer network for communication between computers.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
21. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
22. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
30. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
31. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
33. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
34. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
36. African mahogany trees.
40. The cry made by sheep.
43. An associate degree in applied science.
44. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
46. An informal term for a father.
48. A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes.
49. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
50. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly.
51. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
52. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
53. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.

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1. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
2. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
3. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
4. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
5. The sixth month of the civil year.
6. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
7. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
8. Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
9. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
10. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
18. The jurisdiction or office of an abbot.
20. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
23. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
24. A Russian river.
25. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
26. A small cake leavened with yeast.
27. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
28. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
35. The 10th letter of the Greek alphabet.
37. A fastener for a door or lid.
38. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
39. A bachelor's degree in library science.
41. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
42. An informal term for a father.
45. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
47. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
48. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.

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