Crossword Puzzle Number 1562 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
4. That part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form.
12. Inquire about.
15. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
16. The act of removing.
17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
18. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
19. Divination by the letters of a name.
20. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
21. A sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon.
23. Being nine more than ninety.
25. Make attractive or lovable.
26. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
28. The visible part of a television transmission.
30. (biology) The normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane.
34. A bowl-shaped vessel.
38. A covered passageway.
39. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
42. Widely known and esteemed.
43. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
44. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
47. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
48. A general anesthetic (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly.
51. Convert into ions.
53. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.
54. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
55. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers.
56. Type genus of the Anatidae.
59. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
62. Joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ.
65. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
69. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
73. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
74. Extremely pleasing.
75. An underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome).
76. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
77. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
78. Goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology.
79. A young woman making her debut into society.

DOWN

1. Lower in esteem.
2. Filled with a great quantity.
3. Combined or joined to increase in size or quantity or scope.
4. A white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine.
5. German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947).
6. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
7. A black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin.
8. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity.
10. A baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style.
11. One or some or every or all without specification.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
14. God of love and erotic desire.
22. (Judeo-Christian religion) Chief spirit of evil and adversary of God.
24. Type genus of the Percidae.
27. A boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf.
29. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
31. An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker.
32. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
33. From sins, as in religious dogma.
35. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
36. Fried quickly in a little fat.
37. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
40. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
41. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
45. An associate degree in nursing.
46. A sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds.
49. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
50. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
52. A river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland.
57. Award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999).
58. A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.
60. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
61. A French abbot.
63. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
64. Any competition.
66. Set down according to a plan.
67. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
68. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
70. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
71. Bright and pleasant.
72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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