Crossword Puzzle Number 40 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
8. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
11. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
12. The compass point that is one point south of southeast.
13. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
14. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
16. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
18. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
20. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
21. Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction.
24. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
32. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
34. The cry made by sheep.
35. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
37. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
39. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
41. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
42. The 10th letter of the Greek alphabet.
46. By bad luck.
50. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
51. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
53. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
54. Noisy talk.
55. Cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven.
56. A master's degree in fine arts.

DOWN

1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
2. A small cake leavened with yeast.
3. The square of a body of any size of type.
4. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.
5. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
6. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
7. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
9. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
10. The face of a timepiece.
15. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
17. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
19. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
22. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. A light touch or stroke.
25. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
26. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
29. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
30. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
33. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
36. An associate degree in applied science.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
40. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
43. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
44. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
45. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
47. Inquire about.
48. Seed of a pea plant.
49. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
52. A soft silvery metallic element.

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