Crossword Puzzle Number 3971 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. To what extent or amount or degree.
4. Large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers.
12. A flexible container with a single opening.
15. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
16. Pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
18. Not tired.
20. Ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing.
21. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
22. An island in the south Pacific.
23. A mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high).
25. A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables.
28. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
29. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
30. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
35. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
39. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
41. In bed.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
44. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. A state in midwestern United States.
50. The levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa).
53. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
56. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
57. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
60. A note appended to a letter after the signature.
62. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
63. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
65. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
68. The highest level or degree attainable.
71. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
73. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
77. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
78. A Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or nobleman.
79. A town in eastern Alabama.
81. Being one more than two.
82. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
83. Partially clothed.
84. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.

DOWN

1. Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947).
2. A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
3. Capable of being washed without injury.
4. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers.
5. A song that was formerly popular.
6. Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range.
7. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
8. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
9. An honorary law degree.
10. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
11. United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918).
12. Of or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture.
13. By bad luck.
14. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
19. Having a tip.
24. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
26. An enclosed space.
27. (architecture) Not arcuate.
31. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
32. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
33. Strong and sharp.
34. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
36. A French abbot.
37. A cylindrical tower used for storing silage.
38. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
46. A drama set to music.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
51. A state in the eastern United States.
52. Of time long past.
54. The sixth month of the civil year.
55. Minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell.
58. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
59. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
61. A descendent or heir.
64. A city in southeastern South Korea.
66. French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of romanticism (1866-1925).
67. The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group.
69. The template for protein synthesis.
70. Having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky.
72. On or toward the lee.
74. Acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning.
75. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
76. Having leadership guidance.
80. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.

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