Crossword Puzzle Number 1068 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A master's degree in business.
4. Bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus.
12. A steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain.
15. An awkward stupid person.
16. Any object that radiates energy.
17. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
18. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. A permanent council of the United Nations.
20. A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens.
22. Covered with paving material.
24. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
25. Cause to start burning.
26. (geology) Before the appearance of life.
29. A small island.
30. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
33. Before noon.
34. (computer science) A system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. Work hard.
43. The act of using.
46. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
47. Not divisible by two.
49. Paper with a crinkled texture.
50. A blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people.
51. Any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors.
53. Any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers.
56. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
57. Muslim name for God.
60. The state of being decayed or destroyed.
65. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
67. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
69. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
70. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
71. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
75. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
76. The spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance.
78. (informal) Of the highest quality.
79. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
80. A French policeman.
81. (Irish) The sea personified.

DOWN

1. Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water.
2. A small cake leavened with yeast.
3. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
4. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
5. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
6. The capital and largest city of Japan.
7. Gracefully slender.
8. The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand.
9. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
10. Conforming to truth.
11. Any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia.
12. A diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s.
13. Produce a literary work.
14. French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883).
21. (sports) Not offside.
23. An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event.
27. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
28. A container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual).
31. Tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips.
32. Dwell (archaic).
37. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
39. Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
44. South American cavy.
45. A set of clothing (with accessories).
48. The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place.
52. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
54. Of or relating to or located near a hilum.
55. Not usual or common or ordinary.
58. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
59. British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925).
61. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
62. Try to prevent.
63. Food chopped into small bits.
64. Someone who consumes food for nourishment.
66. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
68. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
72. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
73. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
74. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
77. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.

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