Crossword Puzzle Number 3506 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The form of RNA that attaches the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA).
5. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
11. American political cartoonist (1840-1902).
15. An investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate asssets.
16. Any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals.
17. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
18. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
19. Bur marigolds.
20. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
21. A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. Island in West Indies.
27. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
29. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
30. A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant.
34. A state in north central United States.
36. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
39. A byproduct of inflammation.
40. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
43. A woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East.
45. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
49. Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.
50. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
51. Lower in esteem.
52. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
53. The capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates.
55. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
57. A crystalline metallic element not found in nature.
58. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
59. Make less active or intense.
62. The capital and largest city of Rwanda.
67. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
70. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
71. (of tempo) Leisurely n.
73. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
74. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
75. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril).
77. Sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia).
78. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
79. Speak carefully, with rising and falling pitch.
80. A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times.

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1. An extended area of land.
2. Happen or occur again.
3. Any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN.
4. (Greek mythology) Goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare.
5. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
6. Tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia.
7. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
8. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
9. Express strong disapproval of.
10. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. Tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood.
14. Bound or secured closely.
22. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
24. Steal goods.
26. An informal term for a father.
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
32. Neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front.
33. Of or relating to apnea.
35. Indigo bush.
37. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules.
38. A fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan.
41. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
42. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
44. A geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry.
46. Any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. Unsegmented worms.
54. The basic unit of money in Gambia.
56. A Russian river.
60. With rapid movements.
61. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
63. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
64. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi.
65. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
66. A native or inhabitant of Finland.
68. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
69. Marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction.
72. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
76. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).

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