Crossword Puzzle Number 5223 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. 100 pyas equal 1 kyat.
4. Tasting like vinegar.
11. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
15. The fatty flesh of eel.
16. Late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers.
17. A carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top.
18. A small piece of cloth.
19. A crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin).
20. The general activity of selling.
21. African mahogany trees.
23. 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.
25. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
28. Turned or stirred by plowing or harrowing or hoeing.
31. The cry made by sheep.
32. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
33. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
36. An intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X.
40. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
43. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
44. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
46. Small creeping evergreen shrubs.
49. An island in Antigua and Barbuda.
51. Deeply absorbed in thought.
52. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
53. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
55. Not widely known.
59. Inquire about.
61. A mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak).
63. A state in south central United States.
68. The sound made by corvine birds.
69. Lacking in security or safety.
72. A Nilotic language.
73. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
74. Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect.
76. The federal department that administers federal program dealing with better housing and urban renewal.
77. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
78. A great raja.
79. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.

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1. An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right).
2. Not only so, but.
3. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
4. Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.
5. Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.
6. A city in western Germany.
7. Brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes.
8. Belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies.
9. Mentally healthy.
10. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
11. The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa.
12. An African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad.
13. A sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey.
14. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
22. River in eastern Asia.
24. A city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles).
26. (of eggs) No longer edible.
27. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
29. Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean.
30. (Scotland) A landowner.
34. A Mid-Atlantic state.
35. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
37. Squash bugs.
38. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
39. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
41. A decree that prohibits something.
42. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
45. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
47. Of or relating to punishment.
48. A member of a Hindu people descended from Brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal.
50. A resource.
54. An ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram.
56. A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry.
57. Stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding.
58. Transient cessation of respiration.
60. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
62. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
64. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
65. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
66. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
67. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
70. The syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization.
71. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
75. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.

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