Crossword Puzzle Number 5848 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
4. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
8. The act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
16. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
17. The basic unit of money in Albania.
18. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. 16 ounces.
21. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
25. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
29. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
32. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
33. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
35. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
37. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
39. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. Lower in esteem.
46. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
49. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
50. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
52. Goddess of fate.
53. The residue that remains when something is burned.
54. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
55. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.

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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
3. The seventh and last day of the week.
4. A person forced to flee from home or country.
5. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
6. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
7. Jordan's port.
8. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
20. (informal) Exceptionally good.
22. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. The cry made by sheep.
24. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. An associate degree in nursing.
28. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
30. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. A light touch or stroke.
36. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
38. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
40. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
41. A vigorous blow.
43. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
44. A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony.
45. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
47. A fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.

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