Crossword Puzzle Number 7749 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A resource.
4. A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle.
12. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
15. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
16. Characteristic of a region.
17. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
18. Of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people.
20. (medicine) Chilly.
21. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
22. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
23. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
25. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
28. A city in western Germany.
30. A wired or starched collar of intricate lace.
34. A state of confusion and disorderliness.
37. (Brit) A tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes.
40. Clear to the mind.
41. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
42. American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814).
44. A republic in eastern Africa.
45. A metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters.
46. Small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar.
48. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
49. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
51. Formerly included in genus Cedrela.
53. Herbs of temperate regions.
56. Lewd or obscene talk or writing.
58. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
59. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
61. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
62. Press or grind with a crunching noise.
66. A picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene.
70. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
71. Any plant of the genus Eryngium.
74. A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form v 1.
75. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
76. Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
78. Black tropical American cuckoo.
79. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
80. Shaped like a star.
81. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.

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1. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
2. Reason by deduction.
3. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
4. Noisy quarrel.
5. A Russian river.
6. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
7. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
8. The part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum.
9. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa.
10. The Holy Roman Emperors or the Emperors of Austria or Germany until 1918.
11. Late time of life.
12. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. An itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins.
24. A leisurely walk (usually in some public place).
26. An artificial language related to Ido.
27. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
29. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
31. An epic in Latin by Virgil.
32. United States composer and music critic (1885-1966).
33. (of drugs) Through the mouth rather than through injection.
35. A virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey.
36. East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok.
38. Register formally.
39. An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
43. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
47. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
50. River in eastern Asia.
52. Atypically small.
54. Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).
55. Genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance.
57. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
60. (Philippine) A dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish.
63. Avatar of Vishnu.
64. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
65. An indirect suggestion.
67. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
68. Tropical Asian starlings.
69. A straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions.
72. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
73. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
77. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.

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