Crossword Puzzle Number 1797 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
4. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
9. Being in a tense state.
13. Of southern Europe.
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx.
18. A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities.
19. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
21. Of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people.
22. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
23. An accidental happening.
24. A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose).
28. A battle in World War II.
29. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
31. Of persons and animals.
39. An epic in Latin by Virgil.
43. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
44. A genus of temperate and arctic evergreen trees (see spruce).
48. A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off).
50. Designating a solution containing 1 mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent.
51. Late time of life.
53. An edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter).
55. A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot.
56. (of a ship or plane) Sideways drift.
59. A genus of European owls.
60. Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path.
63. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
64. Ludicrously odd.
65. Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male.
68. Void of thought or knowledge.
71. American novelist (1909-1955).
74. The capital of Kyrgystan (known as Frunze 1926-1991).
76. Expresses conditionality or possibility.
80. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
82. (trademark) An alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion.
83. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
85. A French abbot.
87. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
88. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
89. (sometimes followed by `of') Having or showing realization or perception.
90. A small cake leavened with yeast.
91. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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1. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. Female equine animal.
4. Taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals.
5. Lacking orderly continuity.
6. (botany) Of some seeds.
7. A stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably).
8. The residue that remains when something is burned.
9. Morally bad or wrong.
10. Fallow deer.
11. The father of your father or mother.
12. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. An informal term for a father.
25. In a state of sleep.
26. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
27. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
30. A state in southeastern United States.
32. United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988).
33. Falling or striking on something.
34. Any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning.
35. Large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers.
36. A lover blind with admiration and devotion.
37. A naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827).
38. Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs.
40. A city in northern India.
41. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
42. A durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color.
45. A resource.
46. Before noon.
47. Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals.
49. Something that remunerates.
52. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
54. A decree that prohibits something.
57. A formal written statement of relinquishment.
58. Having sore or tired feet.
61. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
62. Sideboard with compartments for holding bottles.
63. The residue that remains when something is burned.
66. Small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems.
67. Very dark black.
69. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
70. Jordan's port.
72. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
73. Earn on some commercial or business transaction.
75. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).
77. The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid.
78. Young sheep.
79. A musical percussion instrument.
81. The sound made by corvine birds.
84. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
86. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.

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