Crossword Puzzle Number 7993 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A periodic paperback publication.
4. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
12. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
15. A rapid bustling commotion.
16. Represented as greater than is true or reasonable.
17. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
18. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
20. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
21. A change for the better.
23. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
25. Pass by, as of time.
26. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
29. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
31. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
33. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
38. The seed of the cereal grass.
40. Jordan's port.
43. Female peafowl.
44. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
46. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
48. Not functioning properly.
49. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
51. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
53. (used as a combining form) Recent or new.
54. A collection of excerpts from a literary work.
56. A radioactive transuranic metallic element.
57. A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
58. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
59. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
61. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
65. A carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top.
68. Make amends for.
71. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
76. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
77. Embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery.
79. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
80. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
81. Mix together different elements.

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1. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
2. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
3. A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced.
4. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
5. Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range.
6. A three-tone Chadic language.
7. Worthless material that is discarded.
8. The probability of a specified outcome.
9. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
10. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.
11. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
12. A gait in which steps and hops alternate.
13. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
14. Having wisdom that comes with age and experience.
19. Type genus of the Amiidae.
22. A deep bow.
24. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
27. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire.
32. Egyptian statesman who (as President of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin of Israel (1918-1981).
34. An outstanding example of its kind.
35. A Dardic language spoken in northern Kashmir.
36. A rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots.
37. Not disposed of by purchase.
39. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
41. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
42. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
45. A formal expression of praise.
47. An island of central Hawaii.
50. One thousand periods per second.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
56. A state of northeastern India.
62. A telegram sent abroad.
70. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
75. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.

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