Crossword Puzzle Number 2688 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
4. A tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle).
12. The former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. Having no fever.
17. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
18. Lace again.
20. An elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position.
21. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
22. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
23. Buffalo fishes.
25. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
26. Any time of new development.
27. (criminal law) Money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial.
30. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
32. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
33. Of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion.
35. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
38. Suggestive of the supernatural.
42. Decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor.
43. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
44. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
46. Framework for holding objects.
47. A scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture.
51. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
52. A genus of Psittacidae.
56. On or toward the lee.
58. (Old Testament) The 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel.
59. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir and avenger of Balder.
61. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
62. A small cake leavened with yeast.
65. Half the width of an em.
66. Of or relating to a caduceus.
71. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
74. Jordan's port.
75. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
76. A diluting agent.
78. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
79. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
80. A false or unsupportable quality.
81. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.

DOWN

1. The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed.
2. American novelist (1909-1955).
3. With no effort to conceal.
4. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
5. Regional and archaic.
6. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
7. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
8. A public performer (a dancer or singer).
9. (Greek mythology) A sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine.
10. Having winglike extensions.
11. Water scorpions.
12. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
13. The part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum.
14. Excessively fat.
19. Garlic mayonnaise.
24. Not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied.
28. Without moral standards or principles.
29. The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating).
31. Make less active or intense.
34. The bill in a restaurant.
36. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
37. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548).
39. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
40. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
41. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954).
45. Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers.
48. English monk and scholar (672-735).
49. Something of sentimental value.
50. Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations.
54. Determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of.
55. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
57. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
60. Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color.
63. In bed.
64. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
67. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
68. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
69. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
70. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
72. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
73. A groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels).
77. A state in southeastern United States.

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