Crossword Puzzle Number 5245 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
4. A genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.
12. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. French writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel (1832-1873).
17. An adherent of any branch of Taoism.
18. 1 species.
20. Build up to a level by depositing sediment.
22. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
25. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
26. A sliver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum.
28. In or of the month preceding the present one.
29. Engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring).
32. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
34. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
38. (statistics) Having a single mode.
42. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
43. The cry made by sheep.
45. A byproduct of inflammation.
46. Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy.
50. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
51. (Hawaiian) A small guitar having four strings.
52. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
54. An honorary degree in science.
57. Living in or characteristic of farming or country life.
59. A public promotion of some product or service.
61. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
62. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
64. The act of preventing the opposition from scoring (in sports).
66. A member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona.
68. Inquire about.
71. Male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon.
72. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
73. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
74. Make a solicitation or entreaty for something.
76. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
77. Have confidence or faith in.
78. A rapid change in brightness.
79. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

DOWN

1. A milkshake made with malt powder.
2. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
3. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
6. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
7. Steadfast in allegiance or duty.
8. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
9. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
10. British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925).
11. The month following July and preceding September.
12. A major god.
13. An informal term for a father.
14. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
19. Presence of excess lipids in the blood.
21. A Hindu prince or king in India.
23. An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center.
24. (computer science) Protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network.
27. A knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain).
30. 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).
31. A liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions.
33. A French abbot.
35. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
36. The second largest continent.
37. The cardinal number that is the sum of six and one.
39. A Mid-Atlantic state.
40. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
41. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
44. The sixth month of the civil year.
47. A small house with a single story.
48. Any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water.
49. Offering fun and gaiety.
53. Send out rays or waves.
55. Austrian pianist and composer who studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857).
56. In accord with the most fashionable ideas or style.
58. Remove from its packing.
60. Of or relating to the uvea of the eye.
63. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
65. A river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire.
67. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
69. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
70. God of love and erotic desire.
75. Being one more than fifty.

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