Crossword Puzzle Number 1496 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
4. The fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant.
12. A master's degree in library science.
15. (Babylonian) The sky god.
16. Lower in range than tenor and higher than bass.
17. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
18. Attach a yoke or harness to, as of a draft animal.
20. The fur of a rabbit.
21. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
22. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
23. Unpleasantly cool and humid.
26. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
28. Educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894).
30. Of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself.
32. A writing implement with a point from which ink flows.
33. A girl or young woman who is unmarried.
37. An associate degree in nursing.
38. The capital of Morocco.
41. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
43. God of dawn and light.
44. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
48. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
49. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element.
50. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
51. Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves.
53. A small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye.
58. A New England state.
59. Russian country house.
60. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
63. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
66. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
69. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
73. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
74. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
75. Experiencing or manifesting pleasure.
76. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
77. A condition requiring relief.
78. The official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body.
79. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.

DOWN

1. Set down according to a plan.
2. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
3. Of or relating to or supporting Islamism.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. An unofficial association of people or groups.
6. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
7. English writer of stories for children (1882-1956).
8. A member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
9. Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid.
10. Corresponding exactly.
11. The force of workers available.
12. A member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia.
13. A Russian river.
14. The act of scanning.
19. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
24. The capital of Western Samoa.
25. The woody part of plants.
27. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
29. A house of worship (especially one for sailors).
31. Reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen.
34. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
35. Of or related to a musical scale.
36. Of superior grade.
39. Divulge information or secrets.
40. Made dim or less bright.
42. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
45. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
46. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
47. Outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956).
52. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
54. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
55. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
56. (informal) Of the highest quality.
57. Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb).
61. East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit.
62. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
64. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
65. A sign of something about to happen.
67. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
68. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
70. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
71. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
72. Not divisible by two.

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