Crossword Puzzle Number 4589 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
5. The act of using.
8. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
11. River in eastern Asia.
12. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
13. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
14. The basic unit of money in Iran.
15. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
16. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
17. A doctor's degree in religion.
18. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
24. The herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis.
26. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
29. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
30. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
32. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
35. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
36. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
40. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
43. Overgrown with ivy.
44. Before noon.
45. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
48. A master's degree in business.
49. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
51. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
52. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
53. 300 to 3000 megahertz.
54. The act of scanning.
55. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. Explorer and United States naval officer.
2. A sudden short attack.
3. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
4. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
5. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
6. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
7. Take in solid food.
8. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
9. Type genus of the Ranidae.
10. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
19. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
20. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
22. A genus of Indriidae.
25. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
27. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
28. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
31. The cry made by sheep.
33. A resident of Ohio.
34. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
37. A rye bread made with molasses or brown sugar.
38. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
39. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
41. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
42. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
46. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
47. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
50. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
51. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.

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