Crossword Puzzle Number 1224 (Medium Grid)

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1. Powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific.
5. Large scissors with strong blades.
11. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
15. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
16. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
17. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
18. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
19. The 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites.
20. A large mass of ice floating at sea.
21. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
23. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
27. (Greek mythology) An Athenian inventor who built the Labyrinth of Minos.
31. The residue that remains when something is burned.
33. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
34. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
39. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
42. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
43. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
45. (Norse mythology) God of thunder and rain and farming.
46. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
48. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
51. A bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945).
52. English essayist (1775-1834).
53. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
54. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
56. Made known or openly avowed.
58. Baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables.
60. A bachelor's degree in religion.
61. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
62. Leafless East Indian vine.
67. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
70. A fit of shivering.
75. A racing sled for one or two people.
76. A genus of Carangidae.
77. A master's degree in business.
78. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
79. A colorless odorless gas used as a fuel.
80. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.

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1. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
2. An elaborate song for solo voice.
3. A member of a Muslim Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan).
4. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
5. The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.
6. A (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant.
7. A Spanish river.
8. (archaic) Of persons.
9. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
10. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
11. A young woman making her debut into society.
12. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
13. Found along western Atlantic coast.
14. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa.
22. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
24. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
30. A large number or amount.
32. Cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain.
35. Obvious and dull.
36. French film maker influenced by surrealism.
37. A ceremonial procession including people marching.
38. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
40. A resident of Iowa.
41. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
44. A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else.
47. (usually plural) The state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound.
49. The largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world.
50. Pronounce with a lowered velum.
55. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
57. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
59. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
63. Largest known toad species.
64. (archaic) A fitting reward.
65. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
66. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
68. A small cake leavened with yeast.
69. South African term for `boss'.
71. Preserve of crushed fruit.
72. Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.
73. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
74. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.

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