Crossword Puzzle Number 655 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. An associate degree in applied science.
4. Offering fun and gaiety.
8. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
11. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
12. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
13. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
14. Toward the mouth or oral region.
16. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
25. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
31. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
33. A public promotion of some product or service.
34. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
37. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
39. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
41. An informal term for a father.
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
47. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
50. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
51. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
52. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
53. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.

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1. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
2. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
5. 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).
6. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
7. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
8. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
15. An informal term for a father.
19. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
20. A son who has the same first name as his father.
21. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. The cry made by sheep.
26. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
27. Top part of an apron.
29. Extremely pleasing.
32. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
35. With rapid movements.
36. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
38. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
39. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
40. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
43. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
44. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
45. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
46. A proportion multiplied by 100.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
48. A radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium.
49. 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.

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