Crossword Puzzle Number 39 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
4. The Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration.
12. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
15. A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair.
16. Easily moved to anger.
17. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
18. Order by virtue of superior authority.
20. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
22. Invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell.
24. Very spicy sauce made from tabasco peppers.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
28. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
31. Small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa.
34. The act of scanning.
36. Offering little or no hope.
38. A son who has the same first name as his father.
39. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. Make anew.
45. (informal usage) A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction.
49. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
51. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
52. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
56. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
59. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
61. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
62. (of tempo) Leisurely n.
66. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
70. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
71. (Irish) The sea personified.
72. Women's underwear and nightclothes.
73. The cry made by sheep.
74. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
75. The inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems.
76. One or some or every or all without specification.

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1. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
2. A council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business.
3. The food served and eaten at one time.
4. Presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible.
5. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
6. An infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism.
7. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
8. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
9. Feeling or showing extreme anger.
10. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
11. One million periods per second.
12. The sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
19. Free from dirt or impurities.
21. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
23. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. A stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body.
29. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
30. (Old Testament) The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.
32. Go into retirement.
33. Small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects.
35. Colony of the United Kingdom located on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
41. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates sperm-forming cells in male mammals.
43. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
44. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
46. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
47. Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores.
48. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
50. An enclosed space.
53. English natural scientist whose `On the Origin of Species' formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882).
54. A small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged.
55. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
57. Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past.
58. (Norse mythology) Race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir.
60. In bed.
63. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
64. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
65. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
67. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
68. Either extremity of something that has length.
69. A strong emotion.

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