Crossword Puzzle Number 5483 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
4. Trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant.
12. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
15. Fiddler crabs.
16. Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493).
17. An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc.
18. Small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions.
19. An associate degree in nursing.
20. A long brightly colored shawl.
22. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
24. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
28. Woolly aphids.
31. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
32. The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life.
36. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
37. A small fragment.
40. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
42. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
43. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
44. The father of your father or mother.
47. Any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod.
51. Rheumatic or myalgic pains in the arms or legs.
52. Wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi.
53. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
54. A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine.
56. Before noon.
59. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
61. By bad luck.
63. A genus of Mustelidae.
66. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
69. Tag the base runner to get him out.
73. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
74. A liquid used for printing or writing or drawing.
75. Pass beyond.
76. A light touch or stroke.
77. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
78. Freetail bats.
79. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. Type genus of the Musaceae.
2. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
3. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
4. An industrial region in the Ukraine.
5. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
6. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
7. Move out of an unsafe location into safety.
8. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.
9. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
10. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
11. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
12. Open pastry filled with fruit or custard.
13. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
14. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
21. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
23. Informal terms for a mother.
25. A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth.
26. Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar.
27. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
29. Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice.
30. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
33. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
34. (Sumerian) Consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz).
35. A deep bow.
38. Of or like a cecum.
39. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
41. 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).
45. 1/10 gram.
46. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
48. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
49. (Christianity) Saved from the bondage of sin.
50. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
55. Raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair.
57. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
58. (Judaism) A period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative.
60. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
62. A narrow way or road.
64. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
65. The basic unit of money in Lesotho.
67. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
68. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
70. Decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor.
71. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
72. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.

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