Crossword Puzzle Number 6234 (Medium Grid)

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1. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
4. West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.
12. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
15. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
16. Of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture.
17. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
18. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
20. The sixth month of the civil year.
22. The capital and largest city of Afghanistan.
24. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
28. A one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.
29. A Hindu prince or king in India.
32. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
33. The local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England.
36. At any time.
37. The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet.
38. Any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya.
42. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
45. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
46. Of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture.
49. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
50. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
51. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
54. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
57. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
58. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
60. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
61. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
66. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
67. A native or inhabitant of Iran.
72. A cruel wicked and inhuman person.
73. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
75. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
76. The basic unit of money in South Africa.
77. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
78. Light informal conversation for social occasions.

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1. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
2. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
3. A thrusting blow with a knife.
4. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
5. Before noon.
6. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
7. The Creator.
8. A resource.
9. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
10. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
11. In operation or operational.
12. Squash bugs.
13. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
14. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
19. Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929).
21. Disparaging terms for the common people.
23. A Loloish language.
25. An archaic term for a boundary.
26. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
27. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
30. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
31. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
34. An elaborate party (often outdoors).
35. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
39. Large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
41. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
43. A white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2).
44. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
47. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally.
48. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
52. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
53. A prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own.
55. Turned or stirred by plowing or harrowing or hoeing.
56. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
59. A mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path.
62. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
63. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
64. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
65. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
68. A rapid bustling commotion.
69. Game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
71. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
74. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.

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