Crossword Puzzle Number 7656 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.
5. A sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur.
12. A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments).
15. Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward.
16. The range of the eye.
17. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology.
18. A notice of someone's death.
19. United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906).
20. The topmost one of two.
22. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
24. Of or relating to or characteristic of the island of Tahiti or its residents of their language and culture.
26. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
29. The general activity of selling.
30. The seventh month of the civil year.
33. The magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole.
35. Coming into view.
37. A state in New England.
41. An accountant certified by the state.
42. Of or relating to near the ear.
44. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
46. Wasting of the body during a chronic disease.
49. An artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language.
52. God of death.
53. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
54. British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979).
55. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
56. A motley assortment of things.
58. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
59. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
60. The month following March and preceding May.
63. Deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America.
66. Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930).
70. A branch of the Tai languages.
71. (used informally) Completely unclothed.
75. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
76. Ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons.
79. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
80. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
81. Biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions.
82. The United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data.

DOWN

1. A small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid.
2. A Bantu language spoken in southern Zaire.
3. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
4. A general anesthetic (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly.
5. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
6. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
7. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
8. (Babylonian and Assyrian) Goddess of love and fertility and war.
9. Large scissors with strong blades.
10. Conforming to truth.
11. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
12. A shade of brown with a tinge of red.
13. Of or relating to the uvea of the eye.
14. The capital of Switzerland.
21. An anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as guilt about surviving or reliving the trauma in dreams or numbness and lack of involvement with reality or recurrent thoughts and images.
23. A vigorous blow.
25. A television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail.
27. United States writer (born in 1933).
28. A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment.
31. African antelope with ridged curved horns.
32. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
34. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
36. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
38. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
39. (comparative of `bad') Inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability.
40. Squash bugs.
43. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine.
45. Mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus.
47. Go on board.
48. Having the qualities of soap (and liable to slip away).
50. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
51. A sheer stiff muslin.
57. Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing.
61. Sour or bitter in taste.
62. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
64. Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of.
65. Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something.
67. Basically shredded cabbage.
68. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
69. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
72. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
73. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
74. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
77. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
78. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.

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