Crossword Puzzle Number 6999 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. God of the earth.
4. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
8. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
11. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
12. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
13. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
14. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
15. A city in northern India.
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
21. A state in northwestern North America.
22. Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
25. A state in midwestern United States.
26. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
27. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
32. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
36. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
49. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
50. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
51. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
52. Distant in either space or time.
53. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.

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1. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
2. Any plant of the genus Erica.
3. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
4. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
5. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
6. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
7. (of reproduction) Not involving the fusion of male and female gametes reproduction".
8. 10 grams.
9. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
10. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
18. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
20. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
24. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
28. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
29. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
30. A bachelor's degree in religion.
31. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
38. In bed.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. Common Indian weaverbird.
43. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. (used of animals especially a horse) Of a moderate reddish-brown color n 1.
47. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
48. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.

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