Crossword Puzzle Number 959 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by.
4. A republic in Central America.
12. 10 grams.
15. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
16. Determining or having the power to determine an outcome.
17. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
18. Humorously vulgar.
20. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
21. A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
22. Located in or toward the back or rear.
24. (British) A member of the military police.
26. Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656).
28. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
31. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
32. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
33. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high).
34. Sensationalist journalism.
37. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. A bachelor's degree in music.
42. Used of a single unit or thing.
45. A tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.).
46. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
50. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
52. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
53. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Cataflam).
57. A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together.
59. United States astronomer (1835-1909).
62. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
63. A Buddhist who has attained nirvana.
64. Chief port of Yemen.
66. The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.
70. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
71. Shrubby climbers of tropical America.
74. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
75. The sign language used in the United States.
76. A resident of Alabama.
77. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
78. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
79. A great raja.
80. The bill in a restaurant.

DOWN

1. (Babylonian) God of fire.
2. A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere.
3. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
4. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
5. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
6. A state in southeastern United States.
7. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
8. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
9. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
10. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
11. (used especially of vegetation) Having lost all moisture.
12. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
13. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
14. Glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief.
19. Of or relating to or involving an area.
23. A female domestic.
25. The state of being unsure of something.
27. A public act of violence by an unruly mob.
29. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
30. A quantity of no importance.
35. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
36. Biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root.
39. Of or relating to or characteristic of Morocco or its people.
40. A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light.
41. Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson).
43. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
44. The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart.
47. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
48. Reflecting gloom.
49. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
51. City in central Iran.
54. The floating wreckage of a ship.
55. The mother of your father or mother.
56. A unit of length equal to 1760 yards.
58. Of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb.
60. Remove from memory or existence.
61. A very large person.
65. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
67. A flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.
68. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
69. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
72. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
73. British dominion over India (1757-1947).

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