Crossword Puzzle Number 5881 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
4. Appearing in a Biblical canon.
11. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
15. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
16. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
17. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
18. The capital of Morocco.
20. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
21. Having been read.
22. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
25. 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.
28. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
30. Tell or deposit (information) knowledge.
34. Having or localized centrally at a focus.
39. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
41. Before noon.
43. A fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery.
45. A boy or man.
47. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
48. (medicine) A grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus.
49. A major waterfall in southern Africa.
51. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
53. A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
54. Type genus of the Caricaceae.
56. Called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation.
58. A package of several things tied together for carrying or storing.
61. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
62. King of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where is was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC).
65. A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy).
69. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
70. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tolectin).
73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
74. Any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556.
75. Country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula.
76. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
77. Estrangement from god.
78. The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses).
79. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.

DOWN

1. Marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude.
2. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
3. Bar temporarily.
4. Moths whose larvae are cutworms.
5. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
6. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
7. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
8. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
9. (psychoanalysis) An idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
10. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
11. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
12. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
13. Country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula.
14. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
19. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
23. Tag the base runner to get him out.
24. Mollusk with a low conical shell.
26. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
27. A piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food.
29. A doctor's degree in optometry.
31. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
32. Creation that is created again or anew.
33. Feeling mild pleasurable excitement.
35. An island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai).
36. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
37. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
38. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
42. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
44. Load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully".
46. Wood of a pecan tree.
50. French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826).
52. Method or manner of conduct in relation to others.
55. A milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives.
57. A stock or supply of foods.
59. A populous province in northeastern China.
60. A red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein.
63. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
64. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
66. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
67. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
68. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
71. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
72. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.

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