Crossword Puzzle Number 5834 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge.
5. A second-rate prize fighter.
12. 10 grams.
15. Being two more than forty.
16. Any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers.
17. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
18. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) Quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.
19. A mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated.
20. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
22. (electricity) Pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action.
24. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
26. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
27. Annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.
28. Conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted.
30. Of or relating to chaetae (setae or bristles).
32. Chipmunks of eastern North America.
36. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
37. A Russian river.
38. Inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause.
41. An occasion for excessive eating or drinking.
42. In operation or operational.
45. Characterized by a lack of partiality.
47. Strip something of drapery.
50. A member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
51. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
52. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
53. Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success.
55. A statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation.
58. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
59. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
62. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
64. Forming viscous or glutinous threads.
66. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
70. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
71. Make a subtraction.
75. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
76. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
77. Extinct order of jawless vertebrates.
79. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
80. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
81. A great raja.
82. Lacking self-confidence.

DOWN

1. Being five more than one hundred forty.
2. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
3. Lead someone in the wrong direction.
4. A water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot.
5. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
6. Situated at an apex.
7. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
8. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
9. A university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River north of Bangor.
10. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
11. The residue that remains when something is burned.
12. An informal term for a father.
13. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
14. Offering fun and gaiety.
21. Absence of an enzyme.
23. An expressway in a German-speaking country.
25. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
29. Of or relating to the lips of the mouth.
31. A reddish brown dye used especially on hair.
33. Attach a yoke or harness to, as of a draft animal.
34. Growing old.
35. Characterized by dignity and propriety.
39. Of surpassing excellence.
40. A powerful operating system developed at the Bell Telephone Laboratories.
43. A covered passageway.
44. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
46. A bachelor's degree in music.
48. An honorary degree in science.
49. A city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles.
54. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
56. Mostly black African weaverbird.
57. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
60. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
61. An ancient city in southeastern Greece.
63. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
65. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
67. A caress with the lips.
68. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
69. Pale gray.
72. 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.
73. An emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration.
74. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
78. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.

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