Crossword Puzzle Number 2327 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
4. The cry made by sheep.
7. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
11. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
12. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
13. A large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).
14. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
15. Noisy talk.
16. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
17. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
20. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
22. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
24. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
28. An informal term for a father.
31. (informal) Of the highest quality.
32. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
38. An associate degree in nursing.
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
47. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
48. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
50. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
51. A light touch or stroke.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.

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1. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
2. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
3. The act of scanning.
4. Common Indian weaverbird.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. Inquire about.
7. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
8. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
9. The 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
10. Long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron.
18. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
19. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
21. Extremely pleasing.
23. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
26. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
27. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
29. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
37. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
39. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
40. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
41. A sudden short attack.
42. The template for protein synthesis.
43. An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War).
45. The bill in a restaurant.
46. A state of southwestern India.
49. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.

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