Crossword Puzzle Number 5776 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
8. The compass point midway between south and southwest.
11. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
12. A small cake leavened with yeast.
13. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
14. Type genus of the Majidae.
16. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
17. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
18. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
20. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
21. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
23. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
25. 35th President of the United States.
26. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
32. A colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent.
35. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
36. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
40. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
42. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
44. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
46. (informal) Of the highest quality.
48. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
49. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
50. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
51. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.

DOWN

1. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
2. Not only so, but.
3. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
4. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
5. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
6. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
7. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
8. United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969).
9. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
10. English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542).
15. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. A light touch or stroke.
22. The act of scanning.
24. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
27. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
30. Of or belonging to an aecium.
31. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
33. West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves.
34. A bachelor's degree in religion.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
43. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
44. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
45. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
47. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.

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