Crossword Puzzle Number 3453 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A city in the European part of Russia.
4. A refuge from attack.
12. 10 grams.
15. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
16. Disappear gradually.
17. Being one more than two.
18. God of wealth and love.
20. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
21. A worthless message.
23. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
24. The closing section of a musical composition.
26. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
27. A river in southeastern France.
30. Feeling or showing extreme anger.
32. A town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines.
34. A courteous manner that respects accepted social usage.
38. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
39. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
40. Look at with amorous intentions.
41. The content of cognition.
42. Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy.
45. Of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people.
47. A doctor's degree in education.
48. Genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers.
51. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
52. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
54. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
55. A genus of Psittacidae.
58. United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978).
60. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
62. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
63. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
64. A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).
67. Internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity).
71. A doctor's degree in musical arts.
74. Garlic mayonnaise.
75. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
79. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
80. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
81. Mergansers and closely related diving birds.
84. (informal) Roused to anger.
85. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
86. From 2 million to 13 million years ago.
87. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

DOWN

1. A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum.
2. Of a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 32 degrees F and the boiling point as 212 degrees F at one atmosphere of pressure.
3. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
4. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
5. The eleventh month of the civil year.
6. Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels.
7. (prefix) Within.
8. A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about.
9. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
10. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
11. Lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus.
12. A distinguished female operatic singer.
13. Capital and largest city of the Ukraine.
14. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
19. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
22. Conducive to peace.
25. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
28. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
29. Humorously vulgar.
31. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
33. Ground snakes.
35. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).
36. A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field.
37. (used especially of meats) Preserved in salt.
43. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
44. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
46. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
49. Not only so, but.
50. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
53. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules.
56. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
57. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
59. Scratch and scrimp.
61. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.
65. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
66. Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers.
68. Not final or absolute.
69. Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
70. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
72. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
73. An informal term for a father.
76. Gone by.
77. Used of a single unit or thing.
78. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
82. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
83. 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.

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