Crossword Puzzle Number 4395 (Medium Grid)

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1. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
5. The hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn.
12. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
15. Type genus of the Anatidae.
16. Duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct.
17. (Irish) The sea personified.
18. The elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point.
19. A Bantu language.
20. God of wealth and love.
22. Sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse.
24. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
25. Before noon.
27. Noisy quarrel.
31. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
32. Sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep.
36. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
38. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
39. A white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase.
40. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
44. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
45. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
47. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
48. A large fleet.
50. Offering fun and gaiety.
51. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage.
52. A sign of something about to happen.
53. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
56. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
58. 1/1000 gram.
59. Ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC).
60. Perversely irritable.
64. A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria.
67. A mask with a filter protects the face an lungs against poisonous gases.
70. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
71. Only partly in existence.
74. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
75. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
76. Rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning.
77. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
78. A local computer network for communication between computers.
79. Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success.
80. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. City in northwestern Jordan.
2. (Babylonian) Consort of Anu.
3. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
4. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
5. A globular cloud.
6. Toward the mouth or oral region.
7. Seal again.
8. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
9. The leader of a clan or tribe.
10. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
11. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
12. Divulge information or secrets.
13. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
14. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
21. German writer (1830-1914).
23. Found pleasant or attractive.
28. Well known or easily recognized.
29. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. Muslims collectively and their civilization.
34. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
35. 100 satangs equal 1 baht.
37. An Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania.
41. An appliance that corrects dental irregularities.
42. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
43. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
46. An orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing.
49. (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) Electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line.
54. Provoke someone to do something through promises or persuasion.
55. A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix.
57. Not in a specified place physically or mentally.
61. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
62. A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra.
63. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
65. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
66. A very light brown.
68. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
69. God of love and erotic desire.
72. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
73. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa.

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