Crossword Puzzle Number 1788 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. An equal exchange.
5. A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials.
9. A sodium salt of carbonic acid.
13. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
16. A state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness.
17. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
18. The dull explosive noise made by an engine.
19. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
20. Arising from or going to the root.
21. The opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus.
23. Ruffed grouse.
25. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
27. An angry disturbance.
29. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
30. The father of your father or mother.
31. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
33. A boy or man.
34. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
36. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
39. Conforming to truth.
43. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
45. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
46. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
47. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
50. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
52. A genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.
55. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
56. Insanely irresponsible.
58. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
59. A member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico.
60. An ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC.
62. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
63. A long-playing phonograph record.
64. Toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric.
66. A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.
67. Term of address for a man.
69. (poetic) "the orient sun" n 1.
71. The mother of Jesus.
76. Leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree.
79. A cylindrical spikelike inflorescence.
80. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
83. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
85. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
89. (of snakes and eels) Naturally footless.
92. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.
94. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
95. Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of.
96. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
98. Cause annoyance in.
99. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
100. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
101. Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light.
102. Singing jazz.
103. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
104. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.

DOWN

1. Lean end of the neck.
2. A man who courts a woman.
3. Without moral standards or principles.
4. A fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal.
5. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
6. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
7. Wear away.
8. A youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s.
9. The skin that covers the top of the head.
10. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
11. Give a nickname to.
12. Lacking gonads.
13. Noisy quarrel.
14. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
15. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
22. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
24. Being ten more than eighty.
26. A doctor's degree in education.
28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
32. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
35. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
37. Used in or intended for inhaling.
38. Seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America.
40. Large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers.
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
42. North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
44. About three feet long exclusive of tail.
48. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
49. Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832).
51. Choose and follow.
53. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip.
54. A fine powder produced by the anthers of seed-bearing plants.
57. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
61. A narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative.
65. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
68. A proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages).
70. A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles.
72. Toward the mouth or oral region.
73. Small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra.
74. Writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature).
75. A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting.
77. A state in midwestern United States.
78. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
81. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
82. A humorous anecdote or remark.
84. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
86. Largest known toad species.
87. Avatar of Vishnu.
88. Indicating the most important performer or role.
90. Fiddler crabs.
91. An honorary degree in science.
92. A Mid-Atlantic state.
93. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
97. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.

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