Crossword Puzzle Number 2796 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A decree that prohibits something.
4. A coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red.
11. The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference.
15. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
16. Type genus of the Balaenidae.
17. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
18. Reconnaissance (by shortening).
20. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
21. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
22. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
24. Of or relating to the lips of the mouth.
26. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
28. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
30. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
32. Injured by bites or stings.
33. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
34. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
38. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
39. Acid gritty-textured fruit.
42. Seek someone's favor.
44. Fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books.
46. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
47. The supreme commander of a fleet.
49. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
51. Restart and engine, for example.
54. The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal.
55. Drawn into the lungs.
57. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
58. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
59. Beside one another in a row or rank.
63. A carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top.
68. In a vicious manner.
71. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
74. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
75. Used of a single unit or thing.
76. Given to uttering bromides.
78. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
79. A doctor's degree in education.
80. City in central Iran.
81. The universal time coordinated when an event is received on Earth.

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1. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
2. On or toward the lee.
3. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
4. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
5. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
6. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
7. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
8. Small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit.
9. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
10. 1 species.
11. A disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches.
12. The basic unit of money in Peru.
13. Largest known toad species.
14. The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service.
19. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
23. Roar louder than.
25. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
27. A tributary of the Missouri River.
29. A small cake leavened with yeast.
31. Submerged freshwater perennials.
35. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
36. Lower in esteem.
37. Indigo bush.
40. Important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor.
41. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
43. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
45. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
48. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
50. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
52. Large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants.
53. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
56. A state in southeastern United States.
60. Use again after processing.
61. Advanced in years.
62. English architect (1746-1813).
64. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
65. Advanced in years.
66. Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights.
67. The yield from plants in a single growing season.
69. Characteristic of false pride.
70. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
72. A master's degree in business.
73. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
77. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.

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