Crossword Puzzle Number 2915 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore.
4. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
8. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
11. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
12. Related to or located at the back.
13. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
14. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
16. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
17. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
18. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
20. A port city in southwestern Iran.
22. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. The face or front of a building.
24. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
29. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
32. The cry made by sheep.
33. Jordan's port.
36. A small piece of cloth.
39. Food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again.
40. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
42. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
43. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
44. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
46. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
47. An accidental happening.
48. Type genus of the Anatidae.

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1. The act of scanning.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. Being one more than twelve.
4. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
5. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
6. Strike with a flat object.
7. Jordan's port.
8. A genus of Ploceidae.
9. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
10. Comb-plate or locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused.
15. A light touch or stroke.
19. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
21. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
25. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
26. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
27. In bed.
28. A native of ancient Troy.
30. Well matched.
31. An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).
34. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
35. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
37. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
38. Type genus of the Gliridae.
41. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
45. Unknown god.
46. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.

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