Crossword Puzzle Number 2889 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
7. A French abbot.
11. A slight amount or degree of difference.
12. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
13. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
14. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
15. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
17. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
18. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
20. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
22. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
27. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
31. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
33. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
34. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
35. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
36. An associate degree in nursing.
42. A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands.
47. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
48. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
49. (Sumerian) Sun god.
50. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
51. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
52. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.

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1. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
2. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
3. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
4. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
5. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
8. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
9. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
10. English essayist (1775-1834).
16. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
21. The largest of the four main islands of Japan.
23. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
25. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
26. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
28. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
29. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
37. Type genus of the Nepidae.
38. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines.
43. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
44. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. A shape that sags.
46. A partially opened flower.
47. A colorless and odorless inert gas.

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