Crossword Puzzle Number 1477 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
9. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
13. The seventh and last day of the week.
16. A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back.
17. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
18. Toward the mouth or oral region.
19. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
20. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
21. A cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter.
23. A man who is a stupid fool.
25. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
27. Port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland.
28. An avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
29. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
31. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
33. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
35. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
42. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
43. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
45. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. Any plant of the genus Erica.
48. A formal expression of praise.
50. A Bantu language spoken in southern Zaire.
51. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
53. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
54. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
57. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
59. Someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication.
61. State in northeastern India.
64. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
65. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
66. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
68. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
69. Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.
72. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
75. First woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928).
77. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
78. A Russian river.
79. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
80. A member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri hills in southern India.
82. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
91. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
92. (zoology) Pertaining to alulae.
95. A short heavy curved sword with one edge.
96. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
97. A city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles.
99. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
100. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
101. Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers.
102. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).

DOWN

1. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
2. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
3. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
4. Any of various units of capacity.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir.
7. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
8. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
9. (Norse mythology) One of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir.
10. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
11. British informal term.
12. Flatter in an obsequious manner.
13. Of or relating to the Sikhs or Sikhism.
14. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
15. (Norse mythology) God of thunder and rain and farming.
22. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba.
24. A member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India.
26. Enchanter's nightshade.
30. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. Small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers.
36. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
37. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
38. A woman of refinement.
39. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
40. The academic world.
41. Pasta in the form of slender tubes.
44. An associate degree in nursing.
46. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
49. Make attractive or lovable.
52. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
55. Without qualification.
56. The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal.
58. Of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people.
60. Melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh.
62. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
63. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
67. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
70. An ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram.
71. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
73. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
74. Lacking motor coordination.
75. Of or relating to the Sikhs or Sikhism.
76. The lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level.
81. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
83. Type genus of the Amiidae.
84. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
85. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
86. Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924).
87. A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada.
88. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
89. Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832).
90. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
93. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
94. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
98. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.

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