Crossword Puzzle Number 5493 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. A white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug.
12. Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field.
15. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
16. An ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean.
17. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
18. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
19. Resembling air or having the form of air.
20. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
21. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
23. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
24. Divination by the letters of a name.
26. A member of a Turkic people of NE Siberia (mainly in the Lena river basin).
29. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
30. The largest city of China.
33. United States architect who with his partner Thomas Hastings designed many important public buildings (1858-1911).
37. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
38. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
43. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
45. A large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel.
47. (Sumerian) Sun god.
49. In bed.
50. A unit of pressure.
51. A situation comedy.
53. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
56. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
57. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
59. Commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison.
61. (Greek mythology) The rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods.
64. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
66. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
70. Informal terms for a mother.
71. A particular environment or walk of life.
73. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
75. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
77. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
78. God of rain.
82. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
83. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
84. Made clean.
85. (informal) Roused to anger.

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1. (heraldry) An ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield.
2. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
3. The highest level or degree attainable.
4. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
5. The leader of an Arab village or family.
6. United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat generation (1922-1969).
7. Black tropical American cuckoo.
8. Inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold.
9. Relating to or having the characteristics on an icon.
10. Someone new to a field or activity.
11. The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled.
12. A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude.
13. One thousandth of a second.
14. Full of zest or vigor.
22. Someone who is critical of the motives of others.
25. Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use.
27. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
28. Steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock.
31. Of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch.
32. A member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and western Alaska.
34. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
35. The amount a salary is increased.
36. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
39. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
42. A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple.
44. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
46. Being or given to servile imitation.
48. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
52. A mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path.
54. Type genus of the Amiidae.
55. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
58. The cry made by sheep.
60. A city in southeastern South Korea.
62. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
63. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
65. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
67. A Hindu prince or king in India.
68. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
69. The British system of withholding tax.
72. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
74. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
76. Rate of revolution of a motor.
79. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
80. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
81. A public promotion of some product or service.

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