Crossword Puzzle Number 2406 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
5. (botany) Producing a well-developed stem above ground.
12. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
15. A member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California.
16. Any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem.
17. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
18. In bed.
19. An awl for making small holes for brads or small screws.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
21. The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one.
23. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
24. United States poet and critic (1916-1986).
26. A province in north-central China.
28. Of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture.
31. A fraudulent business scheme.
33. By bad luck.
37. The fatty flesh of eel.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
40. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
41. The amount a salary is increased.
46. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
47. United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859).
48. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions.
49. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
50. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.
52. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
53. Half the width of an em.
54. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
57. A flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery).
62. A member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington.
66. Bourbon with bitters and Pernod and sugar served with lemon peel.
69. A particular environment or walk of life.
70. The unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy.
73. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
75. The capital and largest city of Kenya.
77. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
78. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
79. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
80. A small cake leavened with yeast.

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1. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
2. A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides.
3. The highest point of something.
4. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
5. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
6. Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use.
7. (Greek mythology) God of the heavens.
8. A deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks.
9. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
10. United States astronomer (1835-1909).
11. (Sumerian) God of the air and king of the Sumerian gods.
12. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
13. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
14. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
22. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
25. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
27. Arranged in or consisting of laminae.
29. A man who serves as a sailor.
30. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
32. Of or related to the cornea.
34. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
35. An addition that extends a main building.
36. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
42. Unlicensed drinking establishment.
43. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
44. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
45. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
51. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
55. The capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country.
56. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
58. (Australian and New Zealand) A disparaging term for English immigrants to Australia or New Zealand.
59. Rub elbows with.
60. United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1897-1970).
61. United States neoclassical architect (1847-1909).
63. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs.
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
67. An elaborate song for solo voice.
68. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
71. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
72. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
76. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.

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