Crossword Puzzle Number 6690 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
4. Acted upon.
12. The compass point that is one point north of due west.
15. Used of a single unit or thing.
16. Shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus.
17. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
18. Deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds.
20. A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment.
21. A boy or man.
22. Having the properties of glue.
23. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology.
24. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
26. The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life.
29. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
31. Type genus of the Balaenidae.
34. A state in the western United States.
37. (law) A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
40. A river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire.
41. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
42. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
46. (superlative of `good') Having the most positive qualities.
48. A genus of Lamnidae.
51. Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau in Europe (1852-1926).
53. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
54. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
56. Sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia).
57. A young child.
60. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
63. The square of a body of any size of type.
64. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
65. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
68. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
73. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
76. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
78. Bourbon with bitters and Pernod and sugar served with lemon peel.
80. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
81. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
83. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
84. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
85. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
86. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.

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1. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
2. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
3. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
4. Woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia.
5. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
6. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
7. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
8. Annual having the stem beset with curved prickles.
9. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
10. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
11. Take one's time.
12. A member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona.
13. Brightly colored and showy.
14. A quantity of no importance.
19. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
25. Capital and largest city of Cuba.
27. Not out.
28. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
30. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
32. A town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron.
33. Gracefully slender.
35. A power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed v 1.
36. Fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores.
39. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
43. (Scottish) A narrow secluded valley (in the mountains).
44. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
47. A set of data arranged in rows and columns.
49. A member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners.
50. Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule.
52. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
55. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
58. A state in midwestern United States.
59. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
61. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
62. A major waterfall in southern Africa.
66. State in northeastern India.
67. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
69. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
70. A vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature or to process or lubricate it.
71. Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
72. Marked by lack of intellectual depth.
74. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
75. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
77. An accountant certified by the state.
79. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
82. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.

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