Crossword Puzzle Number 2578 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
4. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
8. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
11. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
12. A sails-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere near Carina.
13. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
14. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
16. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
17. A small piece of cloth.
18. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
19. The airforce of Great Britain.
21. A telegram sent abroad.
23. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
25. Offering fun and gaiety.
27. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
28. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
30. Slightly open.
32. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
36. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
38. The capital of Kyrgystan (known as Frunze 1926-1991).
41. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
43. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
44. How long something has existed.
47. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
48. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. A small cake leavened with yeast.
51. A state in the eastern United States.

DOWN

1. Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876).
2. The most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai).
3. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
4. The eleventh month of the civil year.
5. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
6. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
7. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
8. Capable of wounding.
9. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
10. An instinctive motive.
15. (informal) Exceptionally good.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
26. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
29. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
31. Type genus of the Apidae.
33. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. Jordan's port.
37. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
38. An informal term for a father.
39. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
40. A river in western Asia.
42. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
46. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.

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