Crossword Puzzle Number 5594 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes.
4. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
11. A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.
12. English monk and scholar (672-735).
13. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
14. A coffin along with its stand.
16. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
17. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
18. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
20. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
22. A licensed medical practitioner.
24. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
25. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. Lower in esteem.
33. French romantic writer (1766-1817).
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
47. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
48. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
49. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
51. The month following January and preceding March.
52. An informal term for a father.
53. Country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula.
54. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.

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1. Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves.
2. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
3. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
4. A Russian river.
5. Seed of a pea plant.
6. Make editorial changes (in a text).
7. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
8. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
9. Not only so, but.
10. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
15. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
19. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
21. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
26. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
27. A small piece of cloth.
30. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
31. A white trivalent metallic element.
32. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
34. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
35. Generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
41. (British slang) Cafe.
42. In bed.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
46. An associate degree in applied science.
50. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.

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