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ACROSS
1. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
4. Of or relating to or characteristic of the African Republic of the Sudan or its people.
12. Support resembling the rib of an animal.
15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
16. Genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States.
17. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
18. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships.
19. A sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract).
21. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
22. Lower in esteem.
25. A flock of geese.
27. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
28. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
29. The highest level or degree attainable.
32. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
34. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
37. A thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices.
38. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
44. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
46. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
47. The cry made by sheep.
49. A cgs unit of work or energy.
50. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
51. Rate of revolution of a motor.
54. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
56. Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores.
58. A genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae.
60. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
62. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
63. A public promotion of some product or service.
64. Open to change.
67. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
69. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
70. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
71. Undergo resorption.
74. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
78. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
81. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
82. Used of a single unit or thing.
83. One related on the father's side.
84. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
85. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
86. Howler monkeys.
87. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. A sudden numbing dread.
2. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
3. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
4. Type genus of the Sulidae.
5. Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range.
6. Formerly a gold coin of various European countries.
7. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
8. Small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib.
9. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
10. A surface burn.
11. Animal food for browsing or grazing.
12. Gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes.
13. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
14. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
20. (informal British usage) Aggravation or aggression.
23. Cattle that are reared for their meat.
24. Wood of a sumac.
26. Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir.
30. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
31. Tropical Asian starlings.
33. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
35. Rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes.
36. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
39. Fallow deer.
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
43. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
45. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
48. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
52. Of or related to puberty.
53. 1 species.
55. (Scotland) A landowner.
57. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
59. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
61. The capital of Lesotho.
65. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
66. Having the head uncovered.
68. A port city in northwestern France (in Brittany).
72. (prefix) Outside or outer.
73. A native or inhabitant of Great Britain.
75. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
76. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
77. A city in northern India.
79. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
80. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.