Crossword Puzzle Number 3355 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. An inhabitant of Lappland.
5. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
8. 10 grams.
11. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
12. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
13. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
14. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
15. A United Nations agency that invest directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors.
16. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
17. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
20. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
21. A genus of Lamnidae.
24. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
26. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
28. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
29. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
30. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
33. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
35. An associate degree in applied science.
37. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
40. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.
44. The month following March and preceding May.
45. The cry made by sheep.
48. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
49. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
51. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
52. On or toward the lee.
53. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
54. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
55. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.

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1. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
2. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
3. A member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called pueblos by the Spanish because they live in villages built of adobe and rock.
4. Inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia).
5. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
6. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
7. A licensed medical practitioner.
8. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
9. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
10. A province in north-central China.
18. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
19. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
22. The superior of an abbey of monks.
23. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
32. A decree that prohibits something.
34. (Greek mythology) A sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine.
35. Inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia).
36. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
37. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
38. The capital of Western Samoa.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
42. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
43. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
46. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
50. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.

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