Crossword Puzzle Number 6762 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Largest known toad species.
5. (of the feet of water birds) Having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin.
12. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
15. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
16. Large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers.
17. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
18. A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement.
19. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
20. Small freshwater fish of South America and West Indies.
21. A light informal meal.
23. Type genus of the Anatidae.
24. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
25. An awkward stupid person.
27. Being nine more than ninety.
30. High quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France.
32. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
34. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
37. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
38. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
39. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology.
40. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
41. Overcome esp. with astonishment or disbelief.
44. A neutral middle vowel.
47. An associate degree in nursing.
48. South African term for `boss'.
50. United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (born in 1905).
52. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
53. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
54. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
55. A nail with a large head.
57. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
59. Having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat.
61. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
62. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
64. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
67. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
69. A passage with access only at one end.
71. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
75. God of death.
77. Small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs.
80. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
81. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
82. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
83. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
84. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
85. Pain in the gums.
86. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.

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1. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
2. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
3. Lacking a label or tag.
4. A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.
5. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions.
6. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
7. King of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where is was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC).
8. 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.
9. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
10. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
11. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.
12. A worker who is hired to perform a job.
13. Brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall.
14. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
22. A festival featuring African-American culture.
26. One thousand periods per second.
28. A member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah.
29. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
31. Used of mouth or eyes.
33. United States astronomer (1835-1909).
35. A minor match preceding the main event.
36. Reports of the work of a society or learned body etc.
42. Lower in esteem.
43. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
45. A blind god.
46. A bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats.
49. Bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America.
51. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
56. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
58. A city in central Illinois on the Illinois River.
60. A public promotion of some product or service.
63. Calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords.
65. An island of central Hawaii.
66. Jordan's port.
68. Denuded of leaves.
70. (criminal law) Money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial.
72. The female reproductive cell.
73. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
74. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
76. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
78. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
79. One millionth of a gram.

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