Crossword Puzzle Number 6427 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
4. Having a single pole.
12. A young woman making her debut into society.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. (of tempo) Moderate.
17. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
18. German mathematician (1804-1851).
20. Any bird of the genus Pitta.
21. The month following January and preceding March.
22. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
23. Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits.
25. King of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy.
26. A stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm.
27. An island northwest of Wales.
30. Find repugnant.
32. A card game for 2 players.
35. Someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
39. Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment.
40. The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed.
42. Try to manage without help.
43. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
44. One million periods per second.
46. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
48. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
49. Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs.
51. Any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat.
54. One thousandth of a second.
55. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
58. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
59. (Philippine) A dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish.
61. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
64. A jurist who interprets Muslim law.
66. God of love and erotic desire.
70. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
73. A particular environment or walk of life.
75. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
76. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
77. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
79. A master's degree in fine arts.
80. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
81. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
82. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.

DOWN

1. Type genus of the Majidae.
2. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
3. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
4. Flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point.
5. Causing or able to cause nausea.
6. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
7. Liveliness and energy.
8. State in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal.
9. A narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework.
10. A specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission.
11. A driver who obstructs others.
12. English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731).
13. Upright in position or posture.
14. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
19. A cart that is drawn by an ox.
24. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
28. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
29. Speak in a nasal voice.
31. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
33. A (usually) large and scholarly book.
34. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
36. The time of life between the ages of 12 and 20.
37. The feeling of being bored by something tedious.
38. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
41. Flat tableland with steep edges.
45. Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
50. The skin that covers the top of the head.
52. Characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures.
53. An awkward stupid person.
56. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
57. Large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil.
60. Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor.
62. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
63. Other than what is under consideration or implied.
65. Able to act at will.
67. The highest level or degree attainable.
68. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
69. The sixth month of the civil year.
71. The residue that remains when something is burned.
72. An accountant certified by the state.
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
78. A radioactive element of the actinide series.

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