Crossword Puzzle Number 3471 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
4. A strong creative impulse.
12. A decree that prohibits something.
15. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
16. Noteworthy scarcity.
17. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
18. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology.
19. Plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha.
20. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
22. Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.
24. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
25. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
26. Twist or braid together, interlace.
30. (of molten metal or glass) Formed by pouring or pressing into a mold n 1.
33. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
38. Cause to be embarrassed.
40. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
43. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
44. Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950).
46. United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859).
47. Armor plate that protects the chest.
48. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
49. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
50. Used especially of plants.
51. 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani.
54. How long something has existed.
55. An associate degree in nursing.
58. Pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland).
65. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
66. Male cat.
68. A scolding (even vicious) old woman.
72. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
73. (of panes of glass) Fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead.
76. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
77. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
78. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
80. At any time.
81. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
82. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
83. That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings.

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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
3. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
4. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
5. The face or front of a building.
6. The sixth day of the week.
7. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships.
8. A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device.
9. Of the nature of or undergoing an experiment.
10. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
11. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
12. Fearless and daring.
13. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
14. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
21. On a beach.
23. An honorary arts degree.
27. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
28. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
29. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
31. A port city in southwestern Iran.
32. Of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people.
34. (law) The seat for judges in a courtroom.
35. Of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization.
36. A genus of Scolopacidae.
37. A Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ.
39. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
41. Before noon.
42. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
45. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
52. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
53. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
56. Innumerable but many.
57. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
59. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
60. In the same place (used when citing a reference).
61. Flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point.
62. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
63. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
64. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
67. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
69. Mother goddess.
70. A primeval personification of air and breath.
71. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
74. A rapid bustling commotion.
75. Lacking in light.
79. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.

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