Crossword Puzzle Number 5999 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A quantity of no importance.
5. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
7. A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum.
11. The sixth month of the civil year.
12. Being one more than fifty.
13. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
14. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
17. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
18. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
19. Not only so, but.
23. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip.
25. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
28. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
31. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
34. A public promotion of some product or service.
35. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
43. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
44. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
47. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
48. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
49. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
50. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
51. How long something has existed.
52. By bad luck.
53. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).

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1. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
2. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
3. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
4. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
5. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
6. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
7. 300 to 3000 megahertz.
8. A state in New England.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. Type genus of the Hylidae.
16. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
20. (informal) Of the highest quality.
21. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
22. Jordan's port.
24. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
26. An associate degree in nursing.
27. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
29. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
30. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
32. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
36. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
37. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. A French abbot.
40. The food served and eaten at one time.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
45. The month following July and preceding September.
46. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.

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