Crossword Puzzle Number 3888 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
4. A genus of Stromateidae.
12. A widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow.
15. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
16. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
17. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
18. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
19. Danish philologist (1846-1896).
20. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
22. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
24. Imposingly fashionable and elegant.
26. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
27. A city in central Illinois on the Illinois River.
29. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
31. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
33. A member of the Dravidian people living in southeastern India.
38. Ensure observance of laws and rules.
42. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
43. A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together.
44. Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination.
46. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
47. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
49. Antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia.
52. Leatherleaf ferns.
54. Lacking power or ability.
56. One thousandth of a second.
58. Big-eyed scad.
60. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
64. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
68. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
69. Occurring during the middle of the week.
71. Characteristic of or relating to winter.
73. Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC).
75. A master's degree in business.
76. The universal time coordinated when an event is received on Earth.
77. A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes.
79. Tag the base runner to get him out.
80. The residue that remains when something is burned.
81. German baroque composer (1681-1767).
82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
2. A metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping.
3. Relatively low in price or charging low prices.
4. A machine for laying pavement.
5. (informal) Of the highest quality.
6. A member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin.
7. A strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land.
8. The content of cognition.
9. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
10. The local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England.
11. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
12. God of death.
13. A formal dance held for a school class toward the end of the academic year.
14. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
21. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
23. A superior grade of black tea.
25. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
28. English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979).
30. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
32. 1 species.
34. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
35. Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip.
36. A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine.
37. Remote and separate physically or socially.
39. The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.
40. A genus of Mustelidae.
41. A member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico.
45. (especially of promises or contracts) Not violated or disregarded.
48. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
50. Similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead.
51. Of a pale yellow color like straw.
53. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
55. An inland sea in northwestern Turkey.
57. A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs.
59. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
61. Minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root.
62. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
63. Jordan's port.
65. Affected manners intended to impress others.
66. The third month of the Hindu calendar.
67. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
70. (computer science) A graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface.
72. Towards the side away from the wind.
74. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
78. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.

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