Crossword Puzzle Number 86 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
4. A difficult entangling situation.
11. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. Of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people.
17. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
18. The residue that remains when something is burned.
19. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
20. A piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments.
22. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
23. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
25. (informal) Of the highest quality.
26. A landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India.
27. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
30. An angry disturbance.
38. Large Old World butterflies.
40. Remove the tusks of animals.
41. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
42. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
44. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
45. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
46. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
47. An ancient branch of the Semitic languages.
51. A genus of Laridae.
53. Having a margin with rounded scallops.
54. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
55. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
58. A Russian river.
59. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
61. A genus of Malayan tree.
64. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
66. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
68. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
71. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
75. Noisy talk.
76. The region of northwestern Italy.
78. A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
79. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
80. In an insane manner.
81. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.

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1. Not only so, but.
2. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
3. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
4. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
5. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
6. A line or route along which something travels or moves.
7. Conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct liquids or gases.
8. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
9. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
10. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly.
11. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians.
12. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
13. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
14. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
21. A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt.
24. Shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg.
28. An idle slothful person.
29. Informal terms for a mother.
31. A region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic.
32. Income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time.
33. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
34. Wood of a sumac.
35. An ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm.
36. Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean.
37. God of war.
39. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
43. A city in northeastern Ohio.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. An associate degree in nursing.
50. A short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing.
52. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
56. Get or find back.
57. Generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin.
60. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
62. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
63. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
65. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
67. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
69. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
70. Amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride.
72. An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer.
73. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
74. (formerly) A title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.
77. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.

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