Crossword Puzzle Number 3247 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. Select as an alternative.
4. Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
7. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
11. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
12. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
13. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
14. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
15. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
17. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
18. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
22. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
25. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
26. A telegram sent abroad.
28. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
30. Highly excited.
31. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. A large fleet.
40. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
41. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
44. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
46. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
48. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
49. A light touch or stroke.

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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Type genus of the Pipidae.
3. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
5. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
6. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
7. The compass point midway between south and west.
8. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
9. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
10. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
16. Material used to daub walls.
19. The basic unit of money in Spain.
23. The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
24. Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635).
27. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
29. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
32. Of or relating to or involving an area.
33. An iconic mental representation.
36. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
37. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
43. A doctor's degree in education.
44. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
45. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.

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