Crossword Puzzle Number 88 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A fraudulent business scheme.
5. The dead body of a human being.
12. A three-year law degree.
15. A teeming multitude.
16. An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity.
17. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology.
18. Toward the mouth or oral region.
19. Affecting things past.
20. A genus of Platalea.
22. New Guinea echidnas.
24. Being nine more than forty.
25. Moderately warm.
26. A wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay.
29. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
30. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
31. A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
35. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
38. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides.
40. Cause to become awake or conscious.
42. Dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain.
44. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
46. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
47. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
50. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
51. South African term for `boss'.
52. A long pointed rod used as a weapon.
53. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
54. A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry.
56. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
59. A Mid-Atlantic state.
60. A cloth having a crisscross design.
62. COmmon Business Oriented Language.
64. An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate.
67. A benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
71. (botany) Outer tissue of bark.
74. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
75. The sixth day of the week.
76. Pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine.
77. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
78. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
79. City in central Iran.
80. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.

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1. A particular situation.
2. (Greek mythology) A sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine.
3. A genus of Indriidae.
4. Aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century.
5. Of or related to the cornea.
6. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
7. The shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
8. The second largest continent.
9. Of a color midway between red and blue.
10. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
11. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
12. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
13. Being seven more than fifty.
14. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
21. A loose cloak with a hood.
23. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
27. Report or maintain.
28. Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees.
32. Jordan's port.
33. Raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury.
34. Render capable or able for some task.
36. Of a pale purple color.
37. Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
39. An ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus.
41. An ambitious and aspiring young person.
43. Leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904).
45. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
48. Type genus of the Ascaphidae.
49. Often cultivated for the decorative foliage.
55. Pass by, as of time.
57. A laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers.
58. Ruffed grouse.
61. A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water.
63. Spanish poet and dramatist (1898-1936).
65. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
66. Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of.
68. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
69. A French abbot.
72. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
73. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.

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