Crossword Puzzle Number 7142 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A light touch or stroke.
4. Injured without breaking the skin.
11. Make amends for.
15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
16. Outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices.
17. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
18. A town twenty miles east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name).
20. The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds).
21. A Loloish language.
22. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
25. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
29. Take in, also metaphorically.
36. Characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity.
37. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
40. An informal term for a father.
41. Having leadership guidance.
42. Be in accord.
44. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
47. A family of languages spoken by people scattered throughout central India.
48. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
49. Someone who guards the entrance to a building.
51. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
52. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
54. A geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam.
58. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
59. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
62. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
65. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
69. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
70. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
71. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
72. A narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative.
74. Steal goods.
76. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
77. Dearly loved.
78. Central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children.
80. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
81. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
82. A small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile.
83. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

DOWN

1. The specified day of the month.
2. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
3. A small cake leavened with yeast.
4. A nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator.
5. A state in New England.
6. (used of opinions and actions) Far beyond the norm.
7. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
8. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
9. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
10. Acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning.
11. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
12. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
13. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
14. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
19. Being without physical aid.
23. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
24. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
26. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
27. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
28. A dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap.
30. A member of the Moslem dynasty that ruled India until 1857.
31. United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996).
32. The last (12th) month of the year.
33. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
34. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
35. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
38. A word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
39. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
43. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.
45. A public promotion of some product or service.
46. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
50. Not in.
53. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
55. Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin.
56. Reduce in worth, character, etc..
57. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
60. Lap at the front of a coat.
61. Of or relating to neuroglia.
63. United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902).
64. Patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600).
66. British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956).
67. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
68. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
73. A cgs unit of work or energy.
75. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
79. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.

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