Crossword Puzzle Number 3622 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth.
5. A B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction.
12. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
15. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
16. Any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation.
17. An associate degree in applied science.
18. A race between teams.
20. A young woman.
21. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
22. Take in solid food.
23. Any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers.
26. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
28. A Mid-Atlantic state.
30. An ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about.
33. The body of faculty and students of a college.
38. Talk pompously.
39. A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.
41. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
42. Capital and largest city of Togo.
45. A genus of Picidae.
47. Relating to or containing the azo radical.
48. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems.
49. Any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556.
50. Ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC.
53. Weak and likely to lose consciousness.
57. A card game for 2 players.
59. Any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem.
60. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
62. A young child.
66. Characteristic of a baby.
71. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
72. Shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus.
75. The cry made by sheep.
76. A police officer who investigates crimes.
77. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
78. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
79. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
80. Freetail bats.
81. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.

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1. An agenda of things to do.
2. (Greek mythology) The Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology.
3. Disabled in the feet or legs.
4. A master's degree in business.
5. Characteristic of a fossil n 1.
6. An adult castrated bull of the genus Bos.
7. Of comparatively little physical weight or density.
8. A farewell remark.
9. Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907).
10. A small island.
11. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
12. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
13. An informal term for a father.
14. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
19. A name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH.
24. An informal term for a father.
25. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
27. Fill to satisfaction.
29. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
31. A selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Prozac).
32. Shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb.
34. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
35. King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959).
36. English Catholic novelist (1904-1991).
37. A person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or Coast Guard.
40. Type genus of the Apidae.
43. American novelist (1909-1955).
44. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
51. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
52. (usually followed by `for') Extremely desirous.
54. A language of Australian aborigines.
55. (Greek mythology) Sea nymph who was a daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.
56. Offensively curious or inquisitive.
58. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
61. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
63. In bed.
64. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
65. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
67. A small cake leavened with yeast.
68. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
69. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
70. One who works hard at boring tasks.
73. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
74. (Irish) The sea personified.

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