Crossword Puzzle Number 5574 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
4. In or of the present month.
8. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
11. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
12. Fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes.
13. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
16. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
17. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
18. An informal term for a father.
19. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
21. A flexible container with a single opening.
24. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
25. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
30. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
32. Offering fun and gaiety.
35. Jordan's port.
39. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
42. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
44. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
45. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
48. The cry made by sheep.
49. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
50. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick.
52. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
53. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
54. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.

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1. A compact mass.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. (biology) Shed at an early stage of development.
4. Being nine more than ninety.
5. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
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.
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
20. Type genus of the Amiidae.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
26. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
31. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. 1 species.
36. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
37. Hanging cloth used as a blind.
38. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
40. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
41. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
43. A bachelor's degree in library science.
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.

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