Crossword Puzzle Number 2473 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
5. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
8. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
11. The act of drawing or hauling something.
12. A light touch or stroke.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. A French abbot.
15. Flexible twig of a willow tree.
17. The cry made by sheep.
18. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
20. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
22. In bed.
24. Any small compartment.
28. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
29. Of or relating to Fabianism.
31. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
34. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
38. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
41. A branch of the Tai languages.
42. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
43. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
47. A master's degree in business.
48. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
49. part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines.
50. Tag the base runner to get him out.
51. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
52. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. A small cake leavened with yeast.
3. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
4. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
5. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
6. An informal term for a father.
7. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
8. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
9. Advanced in years.
10. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
16. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
19. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
21. Of or relating to neuroglia.
23. Related to or located at the back.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
26. 16 ounces.
27. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
30. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
32. An associate degree in applied science.
35. A genus of Lamnidae.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. Jordan's port.
39. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
40. The highest level or degree attainable.
41. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
44. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
45. (Irish) Ancient Irish god (probably a god of the sun).
46. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.

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