Crossword Puzzle Number 3070 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
5. Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination.
11. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
15. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles.
16. Being or of the nature of an ovule.
17. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
18. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
20. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
21. Type genus of the Majidae.
22. Large elongated compressed food fish of European Atlantic waters.
24. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
26. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
27. In bed.
29. Having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another.
30. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. A defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks in 479 BC.
34. A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite.
36. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
37. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
39. By bad luck.
43. Bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning.
45. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
46. (psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
48. A flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions.
52. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
53. Remove from memory or existence.
56. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria.
57. Pertaining to or near the sun.
59. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
61. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
62. An accountant certified by the state.
65. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
66. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
69. Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849).
72. A group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean.
76. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
77. The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.
80. Lower in esteem.
81. The compass point that is one point east of northeast.
82. In an unnatural eery manner.
84. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
85. An achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white.
86. Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war).
87. The twelfth month of the civil year.

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1. A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans.
2. Similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region.
3. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
4. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
5. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
6. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
7. A body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law.
8. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
9. Genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor.
10. A small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra.
11. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
12. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
13. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
14. A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
19. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. Towards the side away from the wind.
25. Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds.
28. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
32. An avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
33. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
35. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
38. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
40. Property that is leased or rented out or let.
41. Declare invalid.
42. Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment.
44. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
49. In such a manner as could not be otherwise.
50. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
51. Before noon.
54. A sharp projection on an edge or surface.
55. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
58. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
60. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
63. A draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle.
64. Jordan's port.
67. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
68. The vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof.
70. United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981).
71. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
73. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
74. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
75. The activity of persuading someone to buy.
78. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
79. Used in combination to denote the middle.
83. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.

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