Crossword Puzzle Number 3548 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants.
8. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
11. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
12. The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped.
13. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
14. Adult female chicken.
15. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
16. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
17. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
19. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
21. The capital of Western Samoa.
24. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
25. A severe or trying experience.
26. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
27. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
30. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
33. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
36. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
38. Jordan's port.
41. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
42. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
45. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
49. Inquire about.
50. Made warm or hot.
51. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
52. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.

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1. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
2. Humble request for help.
3. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
4. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
5. (informal) Of the highest quality.
6. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
7. The capital and largest city of Japan.
8. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
9. The provision of money temporarily (usually at interest).
10. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
18. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
20. Type genus of the Amiidae.
22. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
23. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. The cry made by sheep.
31. United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965).
32. Enthusiastic approval.
34. Lower in esteem.
35. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
39. Unknown god.
40. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
48. Informal terms for a mother.

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