Crossword Puzzle Number 5631 (Medium Grid)

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1. (Babylonian) The sky god.
4. Thin-shelled freshwater mussels.
12. The seventh and last day of the week.
15. A widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells.
16. French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution (1749-1791).
17. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
18. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
19. Having existence or being or actuality.
20. A rapid bustling commotion.
21. A reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South).
23. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
25. A game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
26. Bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set.
28. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
30. A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada.
32. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. A married woman.
39. A movable barrier used in motor racing.
41. Paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak.
43. Small genus of southeastern Asian tropics.
44. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
45. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
46. Type genus of the Amiidae.
47. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
48. A disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches.
51. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
53. A city in northern India.
54. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
57. A bachelor's degree in science.
59. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
62. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
71. Large arboreal boa of tropical South America.
74. The cry made by sheep.
75. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
76. Not softened by the addition of padding.
77. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
78. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
79. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
80. Of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color.

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1. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
2. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
3. Capital of modern Macedonia.
4. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
5. Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States.
6. A South American river 1,500 miles long.
7. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
8. Of an angle.
9. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
10. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
11. Of countries.
12. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
13. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
14. A member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico.
22. Used by northerners of Confederate soldiers.
24. Upright in position or posture.
27. Marked by intense agitation or emotion.
29. Rig used in drilling for oil or gas.
31. A Hindu prince or king in India.
33. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
34. Anneal or toughen by a process of gradually heating and cooling.
35. A minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services.
37. (a dated Briticism) A serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced.
38. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
40. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
42. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
49. A small cake leavened with yeast.
50. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
52. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
55. A Russian river.
56. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
58. Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill.
60. Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism.
61. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
63. In bed.
64. A sudden short attack.
65. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
66. The closing section of a musical composition.
67. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
68. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
69. A quantity that is added.
72. The month following March and preceding May.
73. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..

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