Crossword Puzzle Number 708 (Extra Small Grid)

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1. A widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. The compass point that is one point west of due south.
11. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
12. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
13. A strong emotion.
14. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
16. An enclosed space.
17. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
18. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
20. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
22. A flexible container with a single opening.
23. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
24. An informal term for a father.
29. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
30. A weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
31. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
32. A doctor's degree in religion.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
39. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
47. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
48. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
49. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
50. A vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles.
51. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
52. A French abbot.
53. Used of a single unit or thing.

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1. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
2. British politician (1788-1850).
3. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
4. A Mid-Atlantic state.
5. An associate degree in applied science.
6. (informal) Exceptionally good.
7. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
8. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
9. Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other.
10. Any shape that is triangular in cross section.
15. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
19. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
21. Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
27. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
28. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. In bed.
36. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
37. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
38. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
39. A small piece of cloth.
40. A Hindu prince or king in India.
41. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
46. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.

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