Crossword Puzzle Number 5153 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The month following August and preceding October.
4. A disorder in the sense of touch.
12. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
15. The sign language used in the United States.
16. The larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae.
17. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
18. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
20. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
21. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
23. An endorsement.
24. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
27. Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae.
31. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
32. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
33. A member of the British order of honor.
37. A unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt.
39. A student who studies excessively.
40. Before noon.
42. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
43. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
44. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
46. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. Web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas.
52. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
53. A resource.
55. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
56. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
58. A state of northeastern India.
60. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
61. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
62. A genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.
64. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
66. Relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce.
67. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
71. The capital of Croatia.
73. Any plant of the genus Erica.
75. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
76. Type genus of the Amiidae.
77. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
79. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
80. Full of zest or vigor.
81. Type genus of the Sciaenidae.
82. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.

DOWN

1. A white powder with a pleasant taste and odor.
2. Physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925).
3. A gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws.
4. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
5. An affirmative.
6. A person who lacks good judgment.
7. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
8. A nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator.
9. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
10. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
11. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
12. A circular segment of a curve.
13. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
14. An informal term for a father.
19. Dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany.
22. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
25. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
26. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
28. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
29. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
30. Loose or flaccid body fat.
34. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
35. Hear or try a court case anew.
36. A genus of Scolopacidae.
38. The capital and largest city of Lithuania.
41. A person who is rejected (from society or home).
45. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
48. Pertaining to or characteristic of a choragus.
49. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).
50. (Greek mythology) The wife of Orpheus.
51. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa.
54. An infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito.
57. Pleated or tucked in lines radiating from a circular edge.
59. Any of several Orthodox Jewish sects who reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel.
63. Wood of a pecan tree.
65. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
68. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
69. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
70. A city in northern India.
72. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
78. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.

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