Crossword Puzzle Number 3523 (Medium Grid)

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1. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
4. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
11. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
15. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
16. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
17. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
18. Of a pale purple color.
20. Not fed.
21. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
22. (of racket strokes) Made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke.
25. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
26. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
27. Genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs.
30. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
35. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
36. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
37. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
41. A ridge that forms a seam between two parts.
44. Wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh.
45. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
46. (psychology) An urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object.
48. Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field.
49. A military trainee (as at a military academy).
52. A German man.
55. Crested screamers.
57. Made of wood of the aspen tree n.
60. Aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century.
67. A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.
69. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
70. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
71. Shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus.
73. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
74. Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas.
75. Any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago.
76. Extremely pleasing.

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1. A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure.
2. Type genus of the Amiidae.
3. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
4. Russian country house.
5. An associate degree in nursing.
6. make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow.
7. A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling.
8. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
9. A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes.
10. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
11. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
12. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
13. Resin of the kauri trees of N Zealand.
14. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
19. A Loloish language.
23. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
24. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
28. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
29. Of a kind specified or understood.
31. (of farmland) Capable of being farmed productively.
32. A straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges.
33. Serving as or forming a base.
34. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
38. Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed.
39. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954).
40. The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.
42. Of or relating to the language of the Hebrews.
43. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
47. Pasta in the form of slender tubes.
50. A decree that prohibits something.
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. Of or relating to the spine or spinal cord.
54. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
56. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
58. A long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge.
59. An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.
61. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
62. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
63. Containing or filled with salt.
64. A spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail.
65. A quantity of no importance.
66. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
68. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
72. Informal terms for a mother.

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