Crossword Puzzle Number 3040 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (British) Informal term for information.
4. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
8. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
11. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
12. A slender double-reed instrument.
13. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
14. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
16. The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
17. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
19. Tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia.
22. An ordered reference standard.
23. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
24. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element.
30. A public promotion of some product or service.
31. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
32. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
41. (informal) Roused to anger.
42. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
44. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
45. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
46. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
47. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.

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1. Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers.
2. Social insect living in organized colonies.
3. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
4. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
7. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
8. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
9. Of or relating to or involving an area.
10. Income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments.
15. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
18. The sign language used in the United States.
20. Included seven times in every 19 years.
21. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
25. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
27. A state in northwestern North America.
28. Not divisible by two.
33. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
35. Type genus of the Amiidae.
36. A quantity of no importance.
37. The sixth month of the civil year.
39. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
40. Take in solid food.
43. A soft silvery metallic element.

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