Crossword Puzzle Number 2969 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. The basic unit of money in Iran.
5. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
7. Deeply moved.
11. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
12. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
13. The content of cognition.
14. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
16. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
21. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
22. Formerly included in genus Cedrela.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
26. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
28. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
31. Water frozen in the solid state.
32. Any of various units of capacity.
34. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
35. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
40. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
42. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
44. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
48. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
50. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
53. An associate degree in applied science.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
55. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
56. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
57. An informal term for a father.
58. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
59. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.

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1. The capital of Morocco.
2. (psychoanalysis) An idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
3. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
4. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
5. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
6. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
7. A state in New England.
8. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
9. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
10. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
15. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
19. A state in midwestern United States.
20. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
23. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
25. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
30. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
33. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
36. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
39. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
43. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
45. Type genus of the Ranidae.
46. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
47. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
49. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
51. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
52. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.

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