Crossword Puzzle Number 2763 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The compass point midway between south and southwest.
4. Give sanction to.
11. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
15. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
16. The father of your father or mother.
17. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
18. Letters and packages that are transported by aircraft.
20. A small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists.
22. The chief solid component of mammalian urine.
23. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
25. A device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field.
26. An actor's portrayal of someone in a play.
28. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
30. The basic unit of money in Myanmar.
31. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
32. A unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter.
36. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
39. (informal) Of the highest quality.
40. A synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections.
42. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
45. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
46. Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism.
49. At full speed.
50. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
51. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
52. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
54. Informal terms for a mother.
57. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
58. The word class that qualifies verbs or clauses.
62. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
66. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
69. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
72. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
73. A genus of Apodidae.
76. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
77. The cry made by sheep.
78. Freetail bats.
79. A light touch or stroke.
80. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
81. (mathematics) A symbol that represents a function from functions to functions.
82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

DOWN

1. Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill.
2. (British) A former administrative district of England.
3. Someone who sends a telegram.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. Blue sharks.
6. Examine by palpation for medical purposes.
7. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
8. A doctor's degree in optometry.
9. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
10. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
11. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
12. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
13. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
14. A United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas.
19. A covering to disguise or conceal the face.
21. (Hinduism or Buddhism) A sacred word or syllable repeated in prayer or meditation.
24. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
27. A Japanese supervisor.
29. Radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked.
33. Lean end of the neck.
34. At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant.
35. Of or pertaining to or written in Altaic.
37. A thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices.
38. An island northwest of Wales.
41. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
43. Improved or corrected by critical editing.
44. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
47. A son who has the same first name as his father.
48. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
53. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
55. The capital of Eritrea.
56. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
59. Coffee with the caffeine removed.
60. (neurology) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
61. Right-hand page.
63. A member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia).
64. Australian clover fern.
65. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
67. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
68. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
70. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
71. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
74. An accidental happening.
75. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.

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