Crossword Puzzle Number 1260 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A light touch or stroke.
4. Elder brother of Krishna.
12. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
15. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
16. Covered with or as if with a glossy and usually brightly colored coating.
17. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
18. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
19. Genus of perennial wildflowers of North American plains and prairies.
20. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
21. Before noon.
23. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
24. Greek mythology.
26. A hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons).
29. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
31. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
32. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.
34. A tributary of the Rhine.
38. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
40. Not only so, but.
41. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
43. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
44. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
46. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
48. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
49. An island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf.
52. Capital of Swaziland.
54. Translating an idea into action.
57. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
58. Half the width of an em.
59. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
61. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
63. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
64. A slight amount or degree of difference.
66. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions.
68. Analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine.
71. (Phoenician and Philistine) God of agriculture and the earth.
75. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
77. Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold.
79. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
80. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
81. Physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression).
82. A condition requiring relief.
83. By bad luck.
84. (astronomy) The reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse.
85. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.

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1. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
2. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
3. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
4. A port city in southwestern Norway.
5. Type genus of the Anatidae.
6. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
7. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
8. (Old Testament) Wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
9. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
10. A master's degree in education.
11. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
12. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
13. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
14. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
22. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
25. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
27. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
28. One thousandth of a second.
30. Someone who fails to meet a financial obligation.
33. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
35. A university town in east central Illinois adjoining Champaign.
36. Rub elbows with.
37. A net or mesh foundation for lace.
39. A mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path.
42. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
45. Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry.
47. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
50. A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae.
51. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
53. Large and brightly colored handkerchief.
55. A fighter (especially one who participates in brawls).
56. Gull family.
60. Losing color.
62. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
65. A public promotion of some product or service.
67. Using speech rather than writing.
69. A fit of shivering.
70. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
72. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
73. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
74. A quantity of no importance.
76. An associate degree in applied science.
78. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.

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