Crossword Puzzle Number 7008 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
5. God of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children.
11. A coarse term for defecation.
15. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
16. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
17. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
18. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
19. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
21. A light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet.
24. (Greek mythology) One of the three Gorgons.
26. A formal association of people with similar interests.
27. A New England state.
29. A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century.
30. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
33. A person regarded as greedy and pig-like.
35. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
36. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
40. Jordan's port.
43. Abounding in or covered with ferns.
45. Of or relating to neuroglia.
46. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
48. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
49. Wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India.
50. An informal term for a father.
51. A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head.
52. The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa.
56. An Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers.
58. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
60. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
67. The cry made by sheep.
68. Any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large evil-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers.
71. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
72. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
73. Belonging to the peerage.
74. Range of what one can know or understand.
75. Take in solid food.
76. The academic world.
77. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.

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1. A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone).
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. The capital and largest city of France.
4. American novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888).
5. A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation.
6. A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures.
7. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
8. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
9. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
10. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
11. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
12. Not invited or requested.
13. An utterance expressing pain or disapproval.
14. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
20. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
22. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
23. The month following July and preceding September.
25. Chief deity of Zoroastrianism.
28. United States writer remembered as the secretary and companion of Gertrude Stein (1877-1967).
31. Round flat seed of the lentil plant.
32. A bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record.
34. Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity.
37. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
38. A small nail.
39. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
41. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
42. The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet.
44. (Sumerian) Legendary friend of Gilgamish.
47. Of or relating to or characteristic of Kashmir or its people or culture.
53. A Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing.
54. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
55. A state in midwestern United States.
57. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
59. A cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity.
61. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
62. Immediately past.
63. The compass point that is one point east of northeast.
64. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
65. In bed.
66. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
69. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
70. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.

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