Crossword Puzzle Number 5653 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. The cry made by sheep.
7. Framework for holding objects.
11. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
12. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
13. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
14. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
15. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
16. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
17. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
19. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
20. A Mid-Atlantic state.
21. Type genus of the Majidae.
24. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
25. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
28. A decree that prohibits something.
29. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
31. Extremely pleasing.
34. A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast.
38. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
41. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
44. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
45. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
47. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
48. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
49. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.
2. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
6. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
7. A motley assortment of things.
8. (informal) Of the highest quality.
9. The longest river of Asia.
10. A republic in eastern Africa.
18. Before noon.
22. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
23. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
26. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
32. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
33. The capital of Eritrea.
35. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
36. A quantity of no importance.
37. A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs.
39. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.

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