Crossword Puzzle Number 5174 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
5. Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads.
12. A flexible container with a single opening.
15. Large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox.
16. (Greek mythology) God of the heavens.
17. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
18. A Bantu language.
20. Continuing or remaining in a place or state.
21. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
22. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
23. Young sheep.
25. A slender double-reed instrument.
27. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
28. A great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay.
32. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
34. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. The battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians.
42. (Jewish folklore) An artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means.
44. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
46. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
47. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
50. (trademark) An antacid.
51. Above the surround or above the normal position.
54. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
56. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
57. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
59. A person forced to flee from home or country.
60. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
62. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
64. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
66. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
70. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
74. A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck.
76. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
78. Type genus of the Amiidae.
79. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
80. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
83. Goddess of fate.
84. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
85. The Palestinian uprising (beginning in 1987) against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
86. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.

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1. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
2. (Akkadian) Mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic.
3. An advantageous purchase.
4. Robber flies.
5. A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth.
6. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
7. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
8. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
9. (usually followed by `to') Not having the necessary means or skill or know-how.
10. Spanish Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus.
11. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
12. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
13. A French abbot.
14. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
24. Informal terms for a mother.
26. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
29. Enthusiastic approval.
30. An artistic form of nonverbal communication.
31. Small cold-water silvery fish.
33. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
35. Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies.
36. French mathematician who founded number theory.
37. Sacred text of Zoroastrianism.
39. Relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area.
41. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
43. Dignified manner or conduct.
45. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
48. A resource.
49. Pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet.
52. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
53. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
55. (informal) Exceptionally good.
58. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
61. A Loloish language.
63. An African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad.
65. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
67. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
68. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
69. Not final or absolute.
71. A doctor's degree in music.
72. A river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire.
73. An informal term for a father.
75. A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick.
77. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
81. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
82. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.

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