Crossword Puzzle Number 1274 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A city in northern India.
5. Genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays.
12. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
15. Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
16. Of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions.
17. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
18. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
19. A Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
21. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
23. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
24. Examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits).
26. Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola.
28. United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831).
29. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
33. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
34. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
36. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
40. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
44. A flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.
45. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
47. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
48. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
50. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
51. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
53. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
54. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia.
57. Pacific newts.
59. Indigo bush.
61. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
62. The median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly.
65. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
66. An impudent or insolent rejoinder.
70. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
74. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
75. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
78. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
79. Large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas.
83. The month following February and preceding April.
84. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
85. (computer science) The code that identifies where a piece of information is stored.
86. 30 to 300 gigahertz.

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1. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
2. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
3. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
4. Any of various plants of the genus Althaea.
5. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
6. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
7. A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada.
8. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
9. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
10. English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia.
11. Inability to perceive written words.
12. Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers.
13. American author of inspirational adventure stories for boys.
14. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
22. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
25. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
27. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
30. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
32. A program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company.
35. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
37. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
41. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
42. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
43. Avatar of Vishnu.
46. The Creator.
49. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
52. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
55. 1 species.
56. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
58. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
60. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
63. Having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy.
64. Related on the mother's side.
67. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
68. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
69. (botany) A covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts.
71. Unknown god.
72. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
73. The general activity of selling.
76. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
77. Canadian hockey player (born 1948).
80. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
81. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
82. An honorary degree in science.

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