Crossword Puzzle Number 690 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas.
4. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
7. Influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804).
11. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
12. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. The sign language used in the United States.
15. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
16. Chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil.
17. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
20. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
23. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
27. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
28. The cry made by sheep.
29. Exceptionally bad or displeasing.
32. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
33. French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982).
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
42. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
46. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
47. A flexible container with a single opening.
48. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
49. Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.
50. Fiddler crabs.
51. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.

DOWN

1. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
2. Take back what one has said.
3. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
4. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
7. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
8. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
9. Type genus of the Nepidae.
10. Pulled or drawn tight.
18. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
19. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
21. An accountant certified by the state.
22. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
24. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
25. A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element.
26. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
30. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
31. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
34. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
35. The largest and southernmost island in the Marianas.
36. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
37. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. A French abbot.
43. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).

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