Crossword Puzzle Number 4562 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (heraldry) An ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield.
5. (Spanish) Saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken.
11. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
15. Being three more than fifty.
16. A loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail.
17. On or toward the lee.
18. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
19. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
20. Any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales.
21. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
23. Employed in accomplishing something.
25. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
26. Lower in esteem.
27. Type genus of the Majidae.
29. Twist or braid together, interlace.
36. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
39. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
40. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
45. A town in western Washington.
47. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
48. About three feet long exclusive of tail.
50. Having a dusty purplish pink color.
51. A shop where a variety of goods are sold.
54. A small piece of cloth.
56. Evil or harmful in nature or influence.
59. (computer science) A system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in.
61. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
64. Noisy talk.
68. A quantity of money.
72. The cry made by sheep.
73. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
74. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
75. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
76. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
77. Any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having 3-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring.
78. A unit of length of thread or yarn.

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1. A sudden quick movement.
2. A genus of Mustelidae.
3. Country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula.
4. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
5. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. Give qualities or abilities to.
8. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
9. One of the players on the line of scrimmage.
10. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
11. Hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves.
12. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
13. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
14. Give over.
22. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
24. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
28. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
30. Jordan's port.
31. A soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider.
32. A resource.
33. Nocturnal wildcat of Central and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat.
34. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
35. A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.
37. The 8th letter of the Greek alphabet.
38. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
41. A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
42. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
43. A state in north central United States.
44. In an impudent or impertinent manner.
46. Of countries.
49. A small tree.
52. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
53. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
55. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
57. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
58. A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition.
60. The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand.
62. The act of catching an object with the hands.
63. God of death.
65. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
66. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
67. God of love and erotic desire.
69. 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.
70. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
71. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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