Crossword Puzzle Number 3278 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The sixth day of the week.
4. Short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun the deaden the sound of firing.
12. Characteristic of a mob.
15. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
16. Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads.
17. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
18. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
19. Admit openly and bluntly.
20. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
22. Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968).
24. Causing nasal discharge.
26. Uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech.
29. A cgs unit of work or energy.
30. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
31. A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae.
34. A populous province in northeastern China.
38. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
40. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
42. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
46. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.
48. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
49. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
50. Jordan's port.
52. A town in north central Oklahoma.
53. Genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers.
55. United States sculptor (born in 1924).
56. Give over.
58. Antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns.
60. A state in New England.
61. A state in northwestern North America.
63. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
64. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
66. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
68. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
73. Derive or receive pleasure from.
76. French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987).
77. English Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718).
78. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
79. The officer below the master on a commercial ship.
80. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
83. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
84. For a short time.
85. A small cake leavened with yeast.

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1. A decorative loop of braid or cord.
2. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
3. (psychoanalysis) An idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
4. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
5. United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859).
6. Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male.
7. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
8. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
9. Come or be in close contact with.
10. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
11. Arm again.
12. A membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord.
13. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit.
14. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
21. A seat for one person, with a support for the back.
23. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
25. A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts.
27. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
28. A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands.
32. An isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time.
33. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
35. Very dark black.
36. Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis.
37. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
39. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
43. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
44. (informal) Exceptionally good.
45. A flexible container with a single opening.
47. German statesman.
51. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
54. Not only so, but.
57. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
59. (commerce) The period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange).
62. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
65. Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504).
67. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
69. A wine bottle made of leather.
70. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
71. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
72. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
74. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
75. God of love and erotic desire.
81. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
82. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.

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