Crossword Puzzle Number 1785 (Medium Grid)

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1. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
4. Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training.
12. The compass point that is one point west of due south.
15. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
16. Small genus of shrubs and subshrubs of western United States having flowers that change color as they mature.
17. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
18. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
19. A republic in western Europe.
20. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
22. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
24. (British) Informal term for information.
25. Type genus of the Rhamnaceae.
27. (possibly Roman) Goddess of horses and mules and asses.
28. A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials.
29. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
32. A church associated with a monastery or convent.
33. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
37. The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal).
39. (biology) Of unlike parts or organs.
41. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
44. An alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city.
45. A local computer network for communication between computers.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
49. Considerate and solicitous care.
50. Speaking a Slavic language.
52. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
55. A public promotion of some product or service.
56. (Greek mythology) The winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology.
59. Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination.
63. One of the six playing periods into which the game of polo is divided.
67. 1,000 millimes equal 1 dinar.
70. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
71. A military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position.
74. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
75. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
76. A port city is southern Indonesia.
78. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
79. Either extremity of something that has length.
80. Taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals.
81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. A fraudulent business scheme.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. Evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes.
4. 3 to 30 gigahertz.
5. Very slow in tempo and broad in manner n.
6. A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures.
7. An ambitious and aspiring young person.
8. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
9. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
10. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
11. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
12. A natural protective covering of the body.
13. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
14. A large number or amount.
21. A complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules.
23. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers.
26. Any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers.
30. Humorously vulgar.
31. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
34. Not reflecting light.
35. Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal.
36. Joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia.
38. A young woman making her debut into society.
40. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
42. An informal term for a father.
43. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
47. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
48. An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake.
51. A garment that covers the head and face.
53. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
54. The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates.
57. State in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal.
58. Of or relating to Samoa or its people or language or culture.
60. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
61. Any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream.
62. A metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter.
64. A kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans.
65. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
66. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
68. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
69. A bluish shade of green.
72. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
73. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
77. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.

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