Crossword Puzzle Number 3596 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
12. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
15. Being two more than fifty.
16. Causing abrasion.
17. The month following March and preceding May.
18. Distant but within sight.
19. A member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington.
20. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
22. A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. The heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails.
27. A native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century).
28. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
30. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
31. An associate degree in nursing.
32. Rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants.
36. A decree that prohibits something.
39. The residue that remains when something is burned.
42. A feeling of deep longing.
43. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
45. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
46. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
48. A province in north-central China.
49. A member of the Dravidian people living in southern India.
53. The basic unit of money in Peru.
54. The part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent.
55. The face of a timepiece.
56. An affirmative.
59. (chemistry) P(otential of) H(ydrogen).
60. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
64. A group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea.
66. A hormone secreted by the pancreas.
68. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
69. Fallow deer.
72. The Teutonic goddess of fertility.
73. Being one more than one.
75. A man who serves as a sailor.
76. An associate degree in applied science.
77. A member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Alabama.
80. A small vessel for travel on water.
81. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
82. Any of various plants of the genus Althaea.
83. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.

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1. Glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief.
2. Garlic mayonnaise.
3. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
4. Hard fiber used in making coarse twine.
5. Terminate before completion, as of a computer process, a mission, etc..
6. Loud confused noise from many sources.
7. An orderly assigned to serve a British military officer.
8. Inquire about.
9. At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant.
10. The eleventh month of the civil year.
11. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
12. God of love and erotic desire.
13. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
14. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
21. The capital and largest city of Greece.
23. A steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain.
25. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
29. A large and hurried swallow.
33. A stupid foolish person.
34. The arch of the foot.
35. Affected by ague.
37. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
38. A river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland.
40. The act of scanning.
41. Of or relating to or near the nares.
44. Inject with libidinal energy.
47. An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members.
50. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
51. Admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior.
52. Any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.
57. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
58. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
61. Free from dirt or impurities.
62. One skilled in caring for the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician).
63. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
65. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
67. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
70. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
71. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
74. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
78. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
79. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.

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