Crossword Puzzle Number 23 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
5. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
8. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
11. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
12. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
13. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
14. English monk and scholar (672-735).
15. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
16. An associate degree in applied science.
17. A doctor's degree in optometry.
18. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
19. A native-born Israeli.
21. The bill in a restaurant.
23. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
36. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
41. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
42. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. Marked by the reception of pay.
46. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. A human limb.
49. Take in solid food.
50. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
51. Type genus of the Ranidae.

DOWN

1. The superior of an abbey of monks.
2. English monk and scholar (672-735).
3. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
4. Speaking a Slavic language.
5. Xerophytic evergreen shrubs.
6. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
7. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
8. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
9. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
10. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
20. Before noon.
22. The cry made by sheep.
24. Material used to daub walls.
26. A small cake leavened with yeast.
28. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
30. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
31. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
34. Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something.
35. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. Anything that serves as an enticement.
39. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
40. A public promotion of some product or service.
44. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
45. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
46. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
48. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.

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