Crossword Puzzle Number 4157 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
4. Nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place).
12. Used in combination to denote the middle.
15. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
16. Gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas.
17. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
18. An acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance.
20. Physically weak.
21. A periodic paperback publication.
22. A city in southeastern South Korea.
23. A state in midwestern United States.
25. Tending to make sober or more serious.
27. Pungent fleshy edible root.
30. Inability to urinate.
31. A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century.
33. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
35. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
38. The 18th letter of the Greek alphabet.
42. Accumulated on a surface of a solid.
44. A structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge).
46. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
47. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
49. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
50. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
52. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
54. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
59. The capital and largest city of Zambia.
62. A port town on the Atlantic coast of Portugal southeast of Lisbon.
66. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
70. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
71. The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa.
75. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
76. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
78. A tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle.
79. Tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine.
80. A bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases.
81. To make a mistake or be incorrect.

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1. A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder.
2. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
3. North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng.
4. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology.
5. Bright with a steady but subdued shining.
6. An honorary degree in science.
7. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
8. A law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law.
9. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
10. (Judaism) A period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative.
11. The properties characteristic of the male sex.
12. (Norse mythology) Giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of wisdom.
13. A native or inhabitant of Iran.
14. Relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco.
19. Flavored with sour orange peel.
24. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
26. Relating to or consisting of runes.
28. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
29. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
32. Small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa.
34. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
36. In bed.
37. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
39. The excrement of sea birds.
40. A master's degree in literature.
41. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
43. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
45. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
48. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
51. European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body.
53. Affect with wonder.
55. A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university).
56. (Brit) Someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions.
57. A state in northwestern North America.
58. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
60. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
61. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
63. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
64. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
65. A city in east central Texas.
67. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
68. One of the Muslim people of Africa.
69. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
72. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
73. Nonresinous wood of a fir tree.
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
77. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.

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