Crossword Puzzle Number 958 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
4. A conversation between two persons.
12. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
15. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
16. Lacking general education or knowledge.
17. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
18. A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat.
20. Any of various units of capacity.
21. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
23. The animal order including amoebas.
26. A genus of Ploceidae.
27. A piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
32. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
36. A city in northeastern Ukraine.
40. A public promotion of some product or service.
41. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
42. A noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it.
45. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
46. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
49. An island in the Persian Gulf.
51. A light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol.
53. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
54. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
55. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
56. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
58. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
59. Informal terms for a mother.
60. The basic unit of money in China.
62. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
66. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
70. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally.
73. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
76. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
77. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
78. Any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism.
80. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
81. A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times.
82. Something or someone that causes anxiety.
83. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
2. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
3. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
4. A disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches.
5. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
6. In operation or operational.
7. Ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage.
8. The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye.
9. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
10. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
11. A colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid used as an inhalation anesthetic.
12. English essayist (1775-1834).
13. The basic unit of money in Ghana.
14. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
19. Consisting of or made of cedar.
22. Of or relating to or involving an area.
24. (British) Diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines (from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)).
25. A young woman making her debut into society.
28. Slightly open.
29. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
33. The second month of the Moslem calendar.
34. A branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages.
35. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
37. A populous province in northeastern China.
38. A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains.
39. German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851).
43. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
44. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
47. An informal term for a father.
48. Unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia.
50. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
52. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
57. Capital and largest city of Cuba.
61. Containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions.
63. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
67. (trademark) A type of inflatable air mattress.
68. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
69. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
71. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
72. Flat and uninspiring.
74. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
75. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
79. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.

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