Crossword Puzzle Number 2822 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
4. Any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers.
12. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
15. A human limb.
16. Any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.
17. The capital and largest city of Japan.
18. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
19. A Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging.
20. A person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties.
21. Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit.
23. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
24. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
30. Displeasing to the senses and morally revolting.
31. Before noon.
33. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
34. Not having been read.
36. (used of especially horses) Having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray.
38. Goddess of fertility.
40. A port city in southwestern Iran.
44. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
45. An audiotape recording of sound.
46. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
47. A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
49. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
52. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
53. The seventh and last day of the week.
54. By accident.
57. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
61. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
63. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.
67. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
71. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
72. Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads.
75. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
76. A young woman.
77. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
78. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
79. On or toward the lee.
80. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
81. Not in good physical or mental health.

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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
2. An elaborate song for solo voice.
3. The ending of a series or sequence.
4. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. British informal.
7. (informal) Of the highest quality.
8. Pungent Old World weedy plant.
9. An isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time.
10. Estrangement from god.
11. An unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.
12. Re-equip a factory or plant.
13. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
14. Lacking in smartness or taste.
22. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
25. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
27. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
28. A portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes.
29. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
32. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains.
39. (Hinduism) An ascetic holy man.
41. (Mesopotamia) God of agriculture and earth.
42. Remote and separate physically or socially.
43. Australian clover fern.
48. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
50. One of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread.
51. Minor or subordinate.
55. Large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants.
56. A small cake leavened with yeast.
58. A solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk.
59. Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing.
60. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
62. A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine.
64. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
65. Any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland.
66. Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home).
68. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
69. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
70. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
73. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
74. Fiddler crabs.

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