Crossword Puzzle Number 5756 (Medium Grid)

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1. German musician who developed a system for teaching music to children (1895-1982).
5. Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course.
12. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
15. A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands.
16. A genus of Hirundinidae.
17. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
18. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
19. Speak unfavorably about.
20. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
21. French romantic writer (1766-1817).
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. Spectacles worn to protect the eyes.
26. Bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood.
27. Occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure.
28. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
30. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
34. A festival featuring African-American culture.
37. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
38. Not in action or at work.
40. (archaic) A fitting reward.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. A doctor's degree in optometry.
45. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
48. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
49. City in northern Austria on the Danube.
52. Jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck.
54. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
55. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
57. (Sumerian) Consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz).
60. British composer (1857-1934).
63. The act of scanning.
65. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
69. An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.
73. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
74. Of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages.
76. Tooth on the rim of gear wheel.
77. A member of a pastoral people living in the Nilgiri hills of southern India.
78. A type of soil consisting of unconsolidated material from freshly deposited alluvium or sand.
79. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.

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1. United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861).
2. Shattered or torn up or torn apart violently as by e.g. wind or lightning or explosive.
3. Chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs.
4. Done by hand without mechanical aids or devices.
5. The products of human creativity.
6. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
7. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
8. (informal) Roused to anger.
9. Erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender.
10. The capital and largest city of Cyprus.
11. A city in southeastern South Korea.
12. Be going to.
13. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
14. Armor plate that protects the chest.
22. City in northern Austria on the Danube.
25. Type genus of the Gavidae.
29. A Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
31. At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant.
32. Used of hooves.
33. A Spanish title of respect for a married woman.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
36. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
39. Emptying accomplished by draining.
42. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
44. A roll of tobacco for smoking.
46. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
47. (zoology) Pertaining to or characteristic of birds.
50. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
51. An associate degree in applied science.
53. Support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete.
56. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
58. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
59. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
61. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
62. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
64. Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan.
66. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
67. One of the Muslim people of Africa.
68. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
70. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
71. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
72. Being ten more than one hundred eighty.
75. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.

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