Crossword Puzzle Number 1285 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Lacking self-confidence.
4. Taken before a meal as an appetizer.
12. A police officer who investigates crimes.
15. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
16. A famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813).
17. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
18. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
19. (Scotland) Made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach.
20. The sacred city of Lamaism.
22. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
24. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
26. A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
28. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
30. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
32. Nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia.
34. Open to or abounding in fresh air.
38. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
41. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
43. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
44. Outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape.
48. Term of address for a man.
49. A major god.
52. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
53. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
55. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
57. Chief port of Yemen.
58. The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort).
61. Border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug).
63. A branch of the Tai languages.
64. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
68. All of the inhabitants of the earth.
71. Dressed in a tuxedo.
74. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
75. Small Asiatic wild bird.
78. Any loose flowing garment.
79. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
80. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds.
81. Type genus of the Anatidae.
82. Related by blood.
83. Lack of sophistication or worldliness.
84. A small cake leavened with yeast.

DOWN

1. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
2. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
3. A republic on the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean.
4. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
5. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
6. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
7. (anatomy) A fold or wrinkle or crease.
8. Reproduce someone's behavior or looks.
9. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
10. That is to say.
11. A corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages.
12. Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees.
13. Other than what is under consideration or implied.
14. Wearing or provided with clothing.
21. A member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language.
23. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
25. Perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop.
27. Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing.
29. A state in New England.
31. Any oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
36. Steal goods.
37. A language group of the Hokan family.
39. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
40. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
42. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
45. A public promotion of some product or service.
46. The dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia.
47. (informal) Exceptionally good.
50. A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown.
51. Characterized or produced by addition.
54. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
56. Having two axes.
59. Tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts.
60. The capital and largest city of Zambia.
62. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
65. Formerly included in genus Cedrela.
66. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
67. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
69. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
70. Most important element.
72. Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange.
73. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
76. Being six more than fifty.
77. A room equipped with toilet facilities.

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