Crossword Puzzle Number 5190 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder.
5. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
12. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. Young sheep.
15. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
16. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
17. A state in northwestern North America.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
21. Of or relating to or near the sacrum.
24. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
26. Garlic mayonnaise.
28. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
31. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
32. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
34. A flexible container with a single opening.
35. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
39. Being nine more than ninety.
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
48. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
49. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
52. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
53. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.

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1. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
2. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay.
3. The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers.
4. A bachelor's degree in theology.
5. The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort).
6. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
7. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
8. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
19. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
22. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
23. The basic unit of money in Iran.
25. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
27. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
33. In the same place (used when citing a reference).
38. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
39. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. A decree that prohibits something.
45. The cry made by sheep.
46. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
47. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.

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