Crossword Puzzle Number 2499 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
5. Having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides.
12. Two-year-old sheep.
15. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
16. A breeding ground for herons.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
18. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
19. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
20. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
22. Of or relating to syllables.
25. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
26. All the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins.
29. A large number or amount.
32. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
33. The content of cognition.
37. A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC).
38. The pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle.
39. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
40. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
43. A door-like movable barrier in a fence or wall.
44. Any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large evil-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers.
47. (informal) Of the highest quality.
50. Tag the base runner to get him out.
51. Tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear.
52. Take in solid food.
53. (India) Flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle.
55. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
56. Informal abbreviation of `representative'.
58. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
60. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
62. A woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East.
65. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
69. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
72. A populous province in northeastern China.
73. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
75. Seek someone's favor.
76. A personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others.
79. The residue that remains when something is burned.
80. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
81. Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat.
82. Concerning those not members of the clergy.

DOWN

1. The froth produced by soaps or detergents.
2. Soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired.
3. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
4. A poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy.
5. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
6. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
7. Derived by copying something else.
8. The longest division of geological time.
9. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
10. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
11. An ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor.
12. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
13. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
14. Offering fun and gaiety.
21. Growing old.
23. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
24. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
27. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
28. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
30. Type genus of the Cottidae.
31. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
34. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles.
35. Everything you own.
36. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
41. The 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
42. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
45. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
46. A state in midwestern United States.
48. A professional cook.
49. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
54. A territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine.
57. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
59. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
61. The superior of an abbey of monks.
63. Collect or gather.
64. Relating to or accompanying birth.
66. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
67. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
68. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
70. Flat tableland with steep edges.
71. Causing a dull and steady pain.
74. An associate degree in applied science.
77. An expression of greeting.
78. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.

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