Crossword Puzzle Number 5012 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
4. Experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent.
11. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
15. Nonresinous wood of a fir tree.
16. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
17. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
18. The face or front of a building.
20. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
22. (psychophysics) The difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected.
23. (Akkadian) Mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic.
25. An artillery base to support advancing troops.
27. A girl or young woman who is unmarried.
30. An oil port in southern Iraq.
31. A resident of Alabama.
32. A branch of the Tai languages.
35. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
36. French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders of the Dada movement (1896-1963).
40. Of a kind not seen before.
42. Inquire about.
45. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
46. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
48. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
50. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
51. Someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else.
53. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
54. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
55. An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish.
57. City in central Iran.
60. A roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector.
61. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
62. A state in midwestern United States.
63. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
66. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
68. Small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk.
73. A numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number.
75. Austrian writer (1881-1942).
77. Fallow deer.
78. An informal term for a father.
79. Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws.
81. (Welsh) A warrior god.
82. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
83. A state in midwestern United States.
84. Suggestive of the supernatural.

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1. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
2. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
3. God of the underworld.
4. Relating to the Urdu language.
5. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
6. A gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals.
7. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
8. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
9. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
10. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
11. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
12. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
13. A member of a nomadic people of the northern Ural mountains.
14. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
19. A poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare.
21. A refund of some fraction of the amount paid.
24. Low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage.
26. A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph.
28. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
29. Above the surround or above the normal position.
33. A populous province in northeastern China.
34. Any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers.
37. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
38. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
39. Squash bugs.
41. Owing or owed feudal allegiance and service.
43. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
44. Gather, as of as crops.
47. Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907).
49. Of or relating to or in the manner of the playwright Henrik Ibsen.
52. Being one more than two.
56. Used of eyes lacking liveliness.
58. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
59. Take one's time.
64. Strike sharply.
65. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
67. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
69. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
70. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
71. An Asian river between China and Russia.
72. A polite name for any woman.
74. Being one more than ninety.
76. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
80. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.

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