Crossword Puzzle Number 1596 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions.
4. A region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps.
11. An indistinct shapeless form.
15. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
16. (Greek mythology) God of the heavens.
17. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
18. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
19. Serving no useful purpose.
21. (medical) Any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease.
23. A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters.
24. Excessively fat.
25. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
26. A Nilotic language.
28. The unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy.
29. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
31. A hostel for pilgrims in Turkey.
39. Any of various plants of the genus Sedum.
42. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
44. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
46. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. Wild ox of the Malay Archipelago.
49. Fallow deer.
50. A form of rummy using two decks and four jokers.
55. An assertion of a right (as to money or property).
58. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
61. The brightest star in Ursa Minor.
65. The Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
66. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
68. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
69. Informal terms for a meal.
70. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
72. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
73. Wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh.
74. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
75. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.

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1. Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola.
2. A member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas.
3. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
4. Goods or money obtained illegally.
5. A vending machine from which you can get food.
6. Serving as an essential component.
7. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
8. (Babylonian) Father of the gods.
9. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
10. An honorary degree in science.
11. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
12. (baseball) A hit that flies straight out from the batter.
13. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
14. A cap with no brim or bill.
20. A doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research.
22. A genus of Sparidae.
27. An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa).
30. A person forced to flee from home or country.
32. Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931).
33. Someone whose business is advertising.
34. The square of a body of any size of type.
35. Something causes misery or death.
36. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
37. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
38. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
40. A river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo.
41. The second day of the week.
43. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
45. A language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
51. Bring an accusation against.
52. Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.
53. Of or at or relating to an anode.
54. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
56. Do wrongly or improperly.
57. The brightest star in Virgo.
59. A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells).
60. (prefix) Outside or outer.
62. A Hindu prince or king in India.
63. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
64. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
67. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
71. Half the width of an em.

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