Crossword Puzzle Number 6718 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
5. A son who has the same first name as his father.
7. Loose or flaccid body fat.
11. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
12. 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.
13. A German man.
14. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
15. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
18. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
19. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
21. An informal term for a father.
23. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
25. The cry made by sheep.
27. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
28. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
29. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
33. The residue that remains when something is burned.
36. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
40. Joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis.
42. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
43. One thousandth of a second.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. The bill in a restaurant.
48. The longest division of geological time.
50. Inquire about.
51. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
52. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
53. A unit of length of thread or yarn.

DOWN

1. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
2. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
3. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
4. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
5. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
6. Having been read.
7. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
8. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
9. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
16. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
17. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
20. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
22. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
24. Automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system.
26. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
30. A resource.
31. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in North Africa.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. Genus including stone parsley.
35. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
36. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
37. Bringing death.
38. Lower in esteem.
39. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
41. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
45. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
46. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
49. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
50. A public promotion of some product or service.

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