Crossword Puzzle Number 4500 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Outer bark of the cork oak.
5. Without any attempt at concealment.
12. A federally chartered savings bank.
15. A Loloish language.
16. The ninth month of the Moslem calendar.
17. Not in good physical or mental health.
18. Witnessed at first hand.
19. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
20. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
22. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland.
24. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
26. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
27. A city in northern India.
30. An extreme state of adversity.
32. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
35. Of or relating to or near the sacrum.
39. God of love and erotic desire.
40. Mosses similar to those of genus Bryum but larger.
43. A particular environment or walk of life.
44. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
46. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
48. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
49. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
51. Wale at the top of the side of boat.
53. A large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago).
55. Step on it.
56. (Irish) The sea personified.
57. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
58. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
60. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
63. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
64. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
66. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
70. (nautical) Of an anchor.
73. A Mid-Atlantic state.
75. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
77. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
78. The third month of the civil year.
80. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
82. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
83. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
84. A condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed.
87. American novelist (1909-1955).
88. A woman religious.
89. The father of your father or mother.
90. A small cake leavened with yeast.

DOWN

1. (of molten metal or glass) Formed by pouring or pressing into a mold n 1.
2. An endorsement.
3. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
4. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
5. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
6. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
7. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
8. Small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs.
9. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
10. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
11. A proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages).
12. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
13. Being of delicate or slender build.
14. Divulge information or secrets.
21. The crew of an aircraft.
23. Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes.
25. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
28. Tending or intended to rectify or improve.
29. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
31. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
33. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
34. An iconic mental representation.
36. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.
37. The space between two lines or planes that intersect.
38. (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) Optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light.
41. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
42. The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.
45. A decree that prohibits something.
47. Antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns.
50. An analgesic for mild pain.
52. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
54. Wearing or provided with clothing.
59. A Russian river.
61. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
62. Malicious burning to destroy property.
65. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
67. A genus of Siphonaptera.
68. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
69. Indigo bush.
71. Semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental.
72. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
74. Very dark black.
76. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
79. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
81. Late time of life.
85. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
86. A state in midwestern United States.

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