Crossword Puzzle Number 2569 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
5. Of or relating to or characteristic of Monaco or its people.
12. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
15. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
16. The Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds).
17. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
18. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. American dwarf fan palms.
20. Chief of the Vanir.
22. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
24. English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859).
26. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
29. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
31. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. A capacitance unit equal to one billion farads.
37. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
42. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
43. Decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior.
44. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
46. Someone who eats no animal products at all.
47. Playful like a lively kitten.
48. Inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon.
50. A user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text.
51. A jaunty rhythm in music.
54. A branch of the Tai languages.
56. A bluish shade of green.
59. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
61. Has cams attached to it.
65. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
69. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
70. Minute wingless arthropods.
73. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
74. God of fire.
75. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
76. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
77. Praise, glorify, or honor.
78. Low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea.
79. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.

DOWN

1. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
2. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
3. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
4. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
5. Of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him.
6. Talk pompously.
7. Tag the base runner to get him out.
8. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
9. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
10. Before noon.
11. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
12. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
13. A city in northern India.
14. A polite name for any woman.
21. An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center.
23. Go on board.
25. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
27. A town in central Belgium.
30. A peninsula in southwestern Europe.
33. Being one more than four.
34. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
35. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
36. (Old Testament) A youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC).
38. In a cold and icy manner.
39. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
40. A broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle.
41. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying the primeval sea.
45. A representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus.
49. A fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls.
52. Perennial herbs of Europe and Iran.
53. A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth.
55. Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing.
57. An anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids.
58. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
60. Jordan's port.
62. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
63. A list of dishes available at a restaurant.
64. A member of a pastoral people living in the Nilgiri hills of southern India.
66. The female reproductive cell.
67. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
68. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
71. The extreme end of something.
72. Fiddler crabs.

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