Crossword Puzzle Number 7939 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse.
4. Fix firmly or securely.
12. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
15. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
16. French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution (1749-1791).
17. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
18. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
19. Any external parasitic organism (as fleas).
20. 100 ngwee equal 1 kwacha.
21. Make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas.
23. Informal abbreviation of `gentleman'.
24. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
25. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
29. A state in northwestern North America.
31. (used as a combining form) Recent or new.
36. A cap with a flat circular top and a visor.
38. A liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions.
41. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. Confined to bed (by illness).
45. Squash bugs.
46. A small cake leavened with yeast.
48. The smaller of the two satellites of Mars.
50. In bed.
51. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
53. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
54. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
57. The Latin name for England.
62. Submerged freshwater perennials.
65. A genus of Sterninae.
66. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
68. Border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug).
72. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
75. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
76. A bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena.
79. A loud harsh or strident noise.
80. The fatty flesh of eel.
81. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
82. A master's degree in library science.

DOWN

1. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip.
2. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
3. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
4. Come out into view, as from concealment.
5. A small drink of liquor.
6. Type genus of the Triglidae.
7. Torn down and broken up.
8. Very dark black.
9. Clean or orderly.
10. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
11. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the western Dakotas.
12. Vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments.
13. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
14. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
22. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
26. Having a hemispherical vault or dome.
27. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
28. A particular environment or walk of life.
30. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
32. The top edge of a vessel.
33. Make anew.
34. The capital of Lesotho.
35. Spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun.
37. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
39. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
40. Genus of herbs of southern United States.
42. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
47. The French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
55. Any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida.
58. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
59. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
61. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
64. Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel.
71. Family based on male descent.

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