Crossword Puzzle Number 7859 (Medium Grid)

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1. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
4. A wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful).
12. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
15. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
16. Ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick.
17. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
18. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
19. A line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable.
20. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
21. Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.
23. Turn sharply.
24. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
28. Not out.
29. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
31. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
32. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
34. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
38. A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
42. Someone who practices homosexuality.
43. A Loloish language.
44. A French abbot.
47. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
49. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
52. A human limb.
53. A Kachinic language.
55. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
57. Employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words.
58. A desert in southern Israel.
60. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
61. That is to say.
62. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
63. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
65. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
68. A training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers.
70. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
73. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
74. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
77. The yield from plants in a single growing season.
79. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
80. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
82. A pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water.
84. A light touch or stroke.
85. Inquire about.
86. A native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
87. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore.
2. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
3. To fix or set securely or deeply.
4. Omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next).
5. An internationally recognized distress signal in radio code.
6. King of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy.
7. A town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron.
8. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
9. South American cavy.
10. A very small circular shape.
11. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
12. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
13. A small cake leavened with yeast.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
22. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
25. The 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
30. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
33. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
35. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal).
36. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
37. A long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma.
39. Of or relating to any of the group of Sotho languages.
40. Clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses.
41. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
45. An unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang.
46. (British informal) Not to be deceived or hoodwinked n 1.
48. Look at with amorous intentions.
50. Lacking a centromere.
51. In some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus.
54. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
56. (informal) Exceptionally good.
59. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
64. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
66. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
67. Singing jazz.
69. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
71. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
72. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
75. Used of a single unit or thing.
76. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
78. A writing implement with a point from which ink flows.
81. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
83. Of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions.

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