Crossword Puzzle Number 5989 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
4. (Hinduism) Term of respect for a Brahmin sage.
11. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
15. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
16. A genus of Nymphalidae.
17. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
18. An implement for practical use (especially in a household).
19. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
21. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
22. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
23. Frivolous banter.
27. A primeval personification of air and breath.
28. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
35. At or constituting a border or edge.
39. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
40. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
41. Having no parts resembling rays.
44. A small drink of liquor.
46. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
48. The chief solid component of mammalian urine.
49. Any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers.
51. Striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects.
52. (literary) Spirited horse for state or war.
55. Not in action or at work.
56. Earlier in time.
59. The first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor.
67. Hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
71. Your general store of remembered information.
72. First row of seating.
74. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
75. 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.
76. A great raja.
77. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.

DOWN

1. A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. Wild goose having white adult plumage.
4. Do wrongly or improperly.
5. A negatively charged atom.
6. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
7. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
8. An inhabitant of ancient Thebes.
9. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
10. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
11. A genus of Stromateidae.
12. An ancient city on the Nile in Egypt.
13. (informal) Exceptionally good.
14. A river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire.
20. Lacking in light.
24. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
25. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
26. The 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu.
29. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
30. An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
31. A member of the British order of honor.
32. (anatomy) Of or relating to a cavity or chamber in the body (especially one of the upper chambers of the heart).
33. United States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961).
34. Lacking in security or safety.
36. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
37. Minor or subordinate.
38. King of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC).
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
43. An Anatolian language.
45. (sports) With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level.
47. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
50. A populous province in northeastern China.
53. A pass between mountain peaks.
54. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
57. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
58. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
60. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
61. Fallow deer.
62. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
63. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
64. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
65. In bed.
66. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
68. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
69. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
73. A state in New England.

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