Crossword Puzzle Number 2444 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. 3 to 30 kilohertz.
4. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
8. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
11. The fatty flesh of eel.
12. Of a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 32 degrees F and the boiling point as 212 degrees F at one atmosphere of pressure.
13. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
14. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
15. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
16. The cry made by sheep.
17. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. A source of danger.
21. A young woman making her debut into society.
24. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
25. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
28. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
31. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
40. 1 species.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. Not only so, but.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. In or of the month preceding the present one.
50. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
51. The force of workers available.
52. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
53. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
54. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.

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1. A word that serves as the predicate of a sentence.
2. A Russian river.
3. Loose or flaccid body fat.
4. A master's degree in fine arts.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
7. A large fleet.
8. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
9. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. An accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages (especially of the embryo).
20. The capital of Croatia.
22. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
23. Divulge information or secrets.
26. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
37. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
38. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
39. A genus of Accipitridae.
40. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
43. In bed.
44. An unofficial association of people or groups.
47. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.

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