Crossword Puzzle Number 572 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Wild and domestic cattle.
4. A republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea.
11. Weapons considered collectively.
15. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
16. Evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score.
17. Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland.
18. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
19. Of or relating to or supporting Romanism.
20. A woman of refinement.
21. A slight wind (usually refreshing).
23. (Middle East) An ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup.
24. Informal terms for a mother.
25. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
26. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
29. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
31. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
32. Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur.
42. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
47. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
48. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
50. Chief port and economic center of Nigeria.
52. Any of various algae of the genus Tribonema.
56. A tight cluster of people or things.
57. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
60. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
62. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
63. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
66. In need of oil treatment.
71. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
72. Perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning.
76. A fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan.
77. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
78. A member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India.
80. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
81. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
82. Of or relating to anestrus.
83. Failing to detonate.

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1. 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani.
2. (often plural) A command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed.
3. Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip.
4. Catch sight of.
5. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
6. Situated at the top or highest position.
7. A city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz).
8. The seventh month of the civil year.
9. (prefix) Within.
10. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
11. Of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language.
12. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
13. A member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan.
14. Wood of a sumac.
22. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
27. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
28. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
30. A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers).
33. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
34. An extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America).
36. The cry made by sheep.
37. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
39. Brightest star in Centaurus.
40. (possibly Roman) Goddess of horses and mules and asses.
41. Walk leisurely.
43. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
45. English essayist (1775-1834).
49. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
51. A loss of will power.
53. A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth.
54. Immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies.
55. The act of scanning.
58. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
59. Someone who abuses.
61. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
64. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
65. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
67. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
68. A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano.
69. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
70. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
73. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
74. A tube in which a body fluid circulates.
75. The universal time coordinated when an event is received on Earth.
79. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.

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