Crossword Puzzle Number 3898 (Medium Grid)

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1. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come.
5. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
11. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
15. The highest level or degree attainable.
16. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
17. Armor plate that protects the chest.
18. A knife used as a weapon.
19. A kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces.
20. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
21. A person who was born in a particular place.
23. That is to say.
24. (Norse mythology) Giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of wisdom.
25. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
28. Money in the form of bills or coins.
31. The elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point.
35. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly.
39. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
41. An uproarious party.
42. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
43. Having a sharply uneven surface or outline.
45. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
49. The sixth month of the civil year.
50. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
51. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
52. Any cognitive content held as true.
55. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
57. English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901).
64. Lying in the same plane.
67. Regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god).
68. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
69. A small cave (usually with attractive features).
71. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
72. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
75. Artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of their time.
76. A doctor's degree in theology.
77. Trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits.
78. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis.
2. Type genus of Ochnaceae.
3. Any organic compound containing the group -CONH2.
4. Visit again.
5. The Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia.
6. The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
7. (of light) Lacking in intensity or brightness.
8. Of or belonging to an aecium.
9. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.
10. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
11. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
12. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
13. A genus of Viperidae.
14. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
22. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
26. Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC).
27. (chemistry) Being or containing an acid.
29. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
30. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
32. Relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce.
33. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules.
34. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
44. Shockingly repellent.
46. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
47. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
48. Any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals.
53. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
54. Of or relating to fungi.
56. Large bamboo having thick-walled culms.
58. The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
59. French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people.
60. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
61. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
62. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
63. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
65. An endorsement.
66. Marked by the reception of pay.
70. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
73. A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth.
74. 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.

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