Crossword Puzzle Number 2041 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
4. Bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels.
12. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
15. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
16. A river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River.
17. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
18. British dominion over India (1757-1947).
19. Special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc..
20. Lower in esteem.
22. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
24. Being nine more than forty.
25. A town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast.
27. Cause annoyance in.
28. Little known Kamarupan languages.
29. A French abbot.
32. A Muslim council of state.
36. A standard or model or pattern regarded as typical.
37. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome.
38. Male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon.
40. Black tropical American cuckoo.
42. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
44. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
45. A republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.
50. Tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell.
53. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
55. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
56. The back side of the neck.
59. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
61. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
63. A fraudulent business scheme.
65. A right or legal share of something.
67. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
71. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
75. An associate degree in applied science.
76. The compass point that is one point north of due west.
77. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
78. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
79. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
80. The visual percept of a region.
81. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.

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1. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
2. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
3. A Hindu prince or king in India.
4. A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
5. A healthy capacity for vigorous activity.
6. Web spinners.
7. Rousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort.
8. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
9. A large fleet.
10. Conforming to truth.
11. Make off with belongings of others.
12. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
13. A city in Tuscany.
14. In the Roman calendar.
21. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
23. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
26. Hard fiber used in making coarse twine.
30. Ruffed grouse.
31. The young of a herring or sprat or similar fish.
33. Deprive (infants) of mother's milk.
34. A severe recurring vascular headache.
35. A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water.
39. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') End v 1.
41. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
43. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
46. Make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving.
47. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
49. A genus of Ploceidae.
51. Remove the yoke or harness from, as of a draft animal.
52. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
54. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
57. Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window.
58. The capital of Turkey.
60. Any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers.
62. Close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear (usually in the plural).
64. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
66. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
68. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
69. The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed.
70. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
72. Of southern Europe.
73. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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