Crossword Puzzle Number 3458 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A flexible container with a single opening.
4. German romantic writer (1759-1805).
12. The seventh and last day of the week.
15. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
16. Iranian religious leader of the Shiites.
17. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
18. Any plant of the genus Kalmia.
20. Metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon.
21. A rapid bustling commotion.
22. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
23. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions.
25. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
27. Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers.
29. A domain in which something is dominant.
31. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
33. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
34. A supporter of feminism.
38. Type genus of Ursidae.
42. A Loloish language.
45. Motherless calf in a range herd of cattle.
46. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
48. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
49. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
50. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
52. United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957).
55. One of the three Furies.
58. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
59. An expression of greeting.
60. A light touch or stroke.
65. Type genus of the Annonaceae.
69. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
70. French philosopher and critic.
74. A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion.
75. The sign language used in the United States.
76. Small family of usually tropical butterflies.
79. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
80. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
81. Order of mammals having few or no teeth including.
82. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.

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1. A port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production.
2. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
3. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
4. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
5. Grayish baboon of southern and eastern Africa.
6. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
7. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
8. A record in which commercial accounts are recorded.
9. An industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border.
10. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
11. Central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children.
12. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
13. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
14. A member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico.
19. A woman's loose unbelted dress.
24. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
26. To fix or set securely or deeply.
28. An associate degree in applied science.
30. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
32. The act of going from one place to another.
35. French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people.
36. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
37. A synthetic silklike fabric.
39. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.
40. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
41. Make improvements or corrections to.
43. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
44. A crystalline metallic element not found in nature.
47. Any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103.
51. (Greek mythology) The rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods.
53. Employed in accomplishing something.
54. The basic unit of length adopted under the System International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards).
56. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
57. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
61. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
62. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers.
63. The cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one.
64. Having been taken into the mouth for consumption.
66. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
67. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
68. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
71. Used of a single unit or thing.
72. An engineering university in Cambridge.
73. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
77. An associate degree in nursing.
78. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.

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