Crossword Puzzle Number 3875 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
4. Variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree.
12. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
15. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
16. An early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses.
17. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
18. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
19. Lacking vigor or energy.
20. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
21. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
23. (medicine) A grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus.
25. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
26. Person who does no work.
27. Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation.
30. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
33. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
35. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
39. A woman of refinement.
42. The condition of having no arms.
44. A microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time.
46. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
47. United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961).
48. A three-year law degree.
49. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
51. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
52. A program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company.
54. A game played with playing cards.
57. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
58. Step on it.
60. As the agent of or on someone's part.
63. Gallery where works of art can be displayed.
67. Civet of Madagascar.
71. Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi.
73. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
74. Of or relating to or characteristic of Israel or its people.
77. Jordan's port.
78. Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment.
79. Any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent.
82. (of light) Lacking in intensity or brightness.
83. Either extremity of something that has length.
84. A substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we' for `I').
85. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
2. A genus of Mustelidae.
3. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
4. A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
5. Distant but within sight.
6. The largest Greek island in the Mediterranean.
7. The capital of Eritrea.
8. Israeli statesman (born in Russia) (1898-1978).
9. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
10. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
11. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
12. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
13. Advanced in years.
14. An informal term for a father.
22. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
24. A fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle.
28. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
29. Soft suede glove leather from goatskin.
31. Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men.
32. (Philippine) A dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish.
34. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
36. God of wealth and love.
37. Open to or abounding in fresh air.
38. Held back.
40. A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.
41. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
43. Founder of Buddhism.
45. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
50. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
53. Type genus of the Phocidae.
55. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
56. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
59. Be inherent in something.
61. Relating to the Lamaze method of childbirth.
62. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.
64. Malicious burning to destroy property.
65. Long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family.
66. 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani.
68. United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935).
69. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
70. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
72. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
75. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
76. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
80. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
81. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.

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