Crossword Puzzle Number 6034 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A sodium salt of carbonic acid.
5. Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course.
12. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
15. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
16. (Bible) The archangel who was the messenger of God.
17. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
18. The branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease.
20. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels.
22. Pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America.
23. The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.
26. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
27. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
29. The handle of a weapon or tool.
31. Small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects.
33. A sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something.
37. An outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973).
39. The basic unit of money in Yemen.
40. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
41. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
42. The space between two lines or planes that intersect.
43. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
46. A city in northwestern Syria.
48. Flowing in drops.
49. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
50. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
52. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
54. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
55. Tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage.
60. Make less active or intense.
62. Of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion.
63. 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.
65. Not treated with lead.
69. Jordan's port.
72. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
73. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
74. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
76. Ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail.
77. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
78. A bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena.
79. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.

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1. A short musical composition with words.
2. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
3. Free somebody (from an erroneous belief).
4. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
5. Gone by.
6. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
7. Make amends for.
8. A form of address for a man.
9. An often persistent bodily disorder or disease.
10. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
11. Considerate and solicitous care.
12. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
13. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
14. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. A brief description given for purposes of identification.
21. Of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages.
24. Of or in or relating to the nose.
25. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
28. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
30. Any of the Hindu sacred writing.
32. A public building for gambling and entertainment.
34. A postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory.
35. A town in central Kansas.
36. A surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull.
38. The sixth month of the civil year.
44. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
45. A language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
47. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
51. (informal) Of the highest quality.
53. One of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects.
56. A sudden short attack.
57. Feeling a need to see others suffer.
58. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
59. Strike with a flat object.
61. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
64. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
66. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
67. Worthless people.
68. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
70. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
71. (Irish) The sea personified.
75. Half the width of an em.

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