Crossword Puzzle Number 1104 (Medium Grid)

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1. Type genus of the Amiidae.
5. A river in Germany.
11. A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea.
15. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
16. Report or maintain.
17. A substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid.
18. Of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people.
20. Someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections.
22. The cry made by sheep.
23. Jordan's port.
25. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
27. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
29. How long something has existed.
30. (Old Testament) The 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
37. A city in east central China.
38. In bed.
41. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
44. A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter.
46. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
48. A Hindu prince or king in India.
49. Make understand.
51. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
53. In operation or operational.
54. Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army.
57. East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit.
59. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
61. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
66. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
69. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
73. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
74. (informal) Of the highest quality.
75. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
76. An antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS.
77. The seventh and last day of the week.
78. A mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high).
79. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.

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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
4. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
5. A city in eastern China on the Yangtze River.
6. English essayist (1775-1834).
7. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
8. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. Make anew.
11. A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs.
12. Food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender.
13. A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.
14. A three-tone Chadic language.
19. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
21. A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion.
24. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
26. An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).
28. An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman.
31. A salt or ester of hydriodic acid.
32. Largest and most widely distributed genus of bats.
34. A public promotion of some product or service.
35. South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit.
36. Having an oblique or slanted direction.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
42. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
43. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
45. A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles.
47. Archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival.
50. (of persons or their actions) Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering.
52. Tag the base runner to get him out.
55. A state in the eastern United States.
56. An immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull).
58. Of or relating to or characteristic of Syria or its people or culture.
60. Brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes.
62. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
63. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
64. A fraudulent business scheme.
65. A sign of something about to happen.
67. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
68. Moderate or restrain.
70. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
71. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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