Crossword Puzzle Number 5679 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A unit of pressure.
4. An idle slothful person.
12. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. The cry made by sheep.
16. Lying in the same plane.
17. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
18. United States architect (born in England) (1802-1878).
19. Related on the mother's side.
20. The sign language used in the United States.
21. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
22. Having open interstices or resembling a web.
24. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
27. A female ogre.
28. Not very intelligent or interested in culture.
31. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
33. Half the width of an em.
34. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
35. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
40. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
44. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
46. (astronomy) "the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system".
48. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
50. The second largest city in Tunisia.
52. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
53. A canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter.
56. Large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics.
58. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
60. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
67. Mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds.
69. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
70. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
71. A desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana.
73. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
74. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
75. Covered with or as if with a glossy and usually brightly colored coating.
76. A rapid escape (as by criminals).

DOWN

1. Lie adjacent to another.
2. A long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening.
3. Type genus of the Majidae.
4. A neutral middle vowel.
5. A person who avoids the company or assistance of others.
6. Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value.
7. Plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office.
8. The largest of Jupiter's satellites.
9. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
10. The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
11. A power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed v 1.
12. Lower in esteem.
13. A relation that provides the foundation for something.
14. (Greek mythology) A Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders.
23. A region whose eastern part is Bangladesh and western part is included in India.
25. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
26. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
29. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
30. Any seed plant yielding balsam.
32. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
36. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
37. Having a pair of equal and opposite charges.
38. A native or inhabitant of Iran.
39. One of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills.
41. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. A clay pipe with a short stem.
45. Like a baby especially in dependence.
47. Vulnerability to the elements.
49. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
51. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
54. A port city in southwestern Iran.
55. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
57. Timid by nature or revealing timidity.
59. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
61. Great merriment.
62. A jaunty rhythm in music.
63. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
64. Absent without permission.
65. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
66. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
68. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
72. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.

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