Crossword Puzzle Number 3633 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Slightly wet.
5. A highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians.
12. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
15. English essayist (1775-1834).
16. (biochemistry) Purine base found in DNA and RNA.
17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
18. A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat.
20. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
21. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
22. A member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
24. The angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself.
26. An elaborate party (often outdoors).
27. In addition.
29. A port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea.
30. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
31. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
33. A runner in a one-mile race.
37. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
40. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
42. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
43. Make amends for.
44. A European river.
47. (nautical) Fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc).
49. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River.
51. Praise, glorify, or honor.
54. The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand.
55. A bachelor's degree in religion.
56. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
57. Estrangement from god.
60. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
62. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
63. Quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible.
65. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
66. A tight-fitting headdress.
68. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
69. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
71. A detested person.
75. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
77. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
79. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
80. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
81. Designed to reduce or prevent slipping.
83. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
84. The habitation of wild animals.
85. Informal terms for money.
86. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.

DOWN

1. Coffee with the caffeine removed.
2. Having winglike extensions.
3. Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.
4. Genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays.
5. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
6. A public promotion of some product or service.
7. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
8. Reveal the true nature of.
9. Tropical Asian starlings.
10. The Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people.
11. The feeling of being bored by something tedious.
12. An Eskimo hut.
13. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
14. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
19. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
23. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
25. A genus of Scolopacidae.
28. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
32. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
34. Chief port and economic center of Nigeria.
35. Small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants.
36. Traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g..
38. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
39. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
41. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
45. Elliptical use of "depend on".
46. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.
48. The striking of one body against another.
50. Something whose name is either forgotten or not known.
52. (of characters in literature or drama) Evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings.
53. A wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding.
58. Of or relating to or characteristic of Mali or its people.
59. A Mid-Atlantic state.
61. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
64. Fill with high spirits.
67. Type genus of the Percidae.
70. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
72. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
73. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
74. A French abbot.
76. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
78. Inquire about.
82. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.

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