Crossword Puzzle Number 5885 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
4. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
11. Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities.
15. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
16. State in northeastern India.
17. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
18. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
19. The amount that has spilled.
20. (British) An informer or spy working for the police.
21. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
23. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
24. A beam laid along the ridge of a roof.
26. In bed.
29. A biased way of looking at or presenting something.
30. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
36. In operation or operational.
39. Read anew.
42. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
44. Disparaging terms for the common people.
46. Infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium.
47. A volcano in south central Guatemala.
49. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
50. Lightweight parka.
53. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
56. A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning.
59. Natural qualities or talents.
60. A white trivalent metallic element.
62. A state in midwestern United States.
63. Dwell (archaic).
65. A state in New England.
66. Long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America.
68. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
70. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
74. In or relating to or obtained from urine.
78. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
79. About three feet long exclusive of tail.
80. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
81. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
82. (linguistics) The form of a word after all affixes are removed.
83. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
84. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.

DOWN

1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A state in north central United States.
4. More than enough in size or scope or capacity.
5. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
6. Being the only one.
7. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
8. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
9. United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956).
10. Relating to or like or divided into areolae.
11. A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms.
12. Remote and separate physically or socially.
13. Being nothing more than specified.
14. A Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle.
22. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
25. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
31. Make oneself subject to.
32. The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.
33. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
34. A garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves.
35. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous).
37. A city in southwestern Poland on the Oder.
38. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
40. A postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory.
41. Escape, either physically or mentally.
43. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
45. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
48. Medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree.
51. The products of human creativity.
52. Treated with oil.
54. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
55. Cyst filled with liquid.
57. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
58. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
61. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
64. Annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.
67. Make reference to.
69. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
71. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
72. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
73. A city in northern India.
75. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
76. Liveliness and energy.
77. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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