Crossword Puzzle Number 1284 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
4. An instrument for measuring the distance between two points.
12. The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers.
15. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
16. Of or relating to an inability to urinate.
17. A strong emotion.
18. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
19. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
20. Transient cessation of respiration.
22. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
24. Not based on fact.
26. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
29. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
30. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
31. Possessing qualities befitting a man.
33. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
36. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
38. Physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression).
41. A state of abnormal softening of tissue.
44. A public promotion of some product or service.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
48. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
49. Of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot.
51. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
54. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
55. Metal shackles.
58. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
60. That is to say.
61. In bed.
63. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
66. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
70. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
71. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
75. Of or relating to or characteristic of Eritrea or its people.
77. Used of a single unit or thing.
78. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
79. Able to be converted into ready money.
80. French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815).

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1. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
2. An Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar.
3. Jordan's port.
4. An indication of approved or superior status.
5. Black tropical American cuckoo.
6. United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967).
7. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
8. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
9. A soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh.
10. A state in New England.
11. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
12. 1 species.
13. Any system of principles or beliefs.
14. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
21. A person who chooses or selects out.
23. Squash bugs.
25. 1 species.
27. Of or belonging to an aecium.
28. Before noon.
32. Not out.
34. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
35. A cigar made with light-colored tobacco.
37. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
39. Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of.
40. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
42. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') End v 1.
43. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
47. (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments.
50. A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off).
52. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
53. With rapid movements.
56. (Judaism) A shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner.
57. Marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects.
59. French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982).
62. The brightest star in Cygnus.
64. Speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation.
65. Offensively curious or inquisitive.
67. English essayist (1775-1834).
68. A bachelor's degree in library science.
69. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
72. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
73. Used of a single unit or thing.
76. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.

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