Crossword Puzzle Number 6898 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
4. A lump of hard consolidated mineral matter.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
12. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
16. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
17. A lake in northwestern Russia north of St. Petersburg.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
24. Dwell (archaic).
26. Lower in esteem.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. Annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages.
33. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
35. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
40. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
43. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
44. A master's degree in business.
46. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
47. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
48. The face of a timepiece.

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1. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
2. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
3. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
4. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
5. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
6. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
7. Range of what one can know or understand.
8. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
9. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. A severe or trying experience.
19. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
28. 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.
31. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
32. Jordan's port.
33. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
34. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
35. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
36. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
37. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. The local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England.
42. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
43. A state in the eastern United States.
45. A doctor's degree in religion.

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