Crossword Puzzle Number 2744 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
5. Any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females.
12. Long and light rowing boat.
15. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
16. Any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers.
17. An arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line.
18. Something of sentimental value.
19. The state of existing and being localized in space.
21. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
22. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers.
25. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
26. Enclosed by a confining fence.
29. A city and port in northern Jutland.
30. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
32. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
35. A human limb.
40. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
41. Deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia.
45. The longest division of geological time.
46. (Old Testament) The guardian archangel of the Jews.
48. A small island.
51. Being one more than fifty.
52. Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.
53. Either of two large muscles of the chest.
54. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
55. The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.
56. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
59. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
61. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
62. British informal term.
64. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
66. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
72. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
74. A small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral.
76. A native American tent.
77. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
78. A doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research.
79. A branch of the Tai languages.
80. The cry made by sheep.
81. The Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people.
82. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.

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1. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC).
2. Support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim.
3. A vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk.
4. Capital and largest city of Cuba.
5. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
6. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
7. Someone who fights bulls.
8. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
9. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
10. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba.
11. A light touch or stroke.
12. An African amulet.
13. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
14. (Welsh) Underworld god.
20. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
23. The capital of Nationalist China.
24. Other than what is under consideration or implied.
27. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
33. Greek god of light.
34. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks.
36. United States parapsychologist (1895-1980).
37. Any mold of the genus Mucor.
38. 100 halers equal 1 koruna.
39. One thousandth of a second.
42. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus).
43. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
44. On or toward the lee.
47. Moth whose larvae are flour moths.
49. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
50. The wife or widow of a czar.
57. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
58. Shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats.
60. The act of detecting something.
63. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
65. A small cake leavened with yeast.
67. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
68. Small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers.
69. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
70. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
71. African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos.
73. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
75. Concerning those not members of the clergy.

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