Crossword Puzzle Number 7511 (Extra Small Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Type genus of the Anatidae.
5. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
12. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
15. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
20. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
22. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
25. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. Large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees.
30. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
31. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
35. Singing jazz.
38. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
39. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
40. An accidental happening.
45. The compass point that is one point south of due west.
46. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
47. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
48. How long something has existed.
49. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
50. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.

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1. First in order of importance.
2. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
3. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
4. 3 to 30 gigahertz.
5. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. One millionth of a gram.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
21. The state of being unsure of something.
23. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
24. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
26. Any of various units of capacity.
28. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
29. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
32. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
33. Of or relating to or involving an area.
34. A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.
36. 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.
37. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
38. A gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals.
41. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
42. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. A rapid bustling commotion.
45. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.

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