Crossword Puzzle Number 2052 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
4. A polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms.
9. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
13. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
16. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
17. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
18. A lump on the body caused by a blow.
19. Free from liquid or moisture.
20. Singing jazz.
22. Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience.
24. A genus of Platalea.
26. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
28. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
29. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis.
31. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
34. 10 grams.
35. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
36. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
39. A public promotion of some product or service.
40. Painted beauty and red admiral.
44. The Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain.
45. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur.
48. Very small northern fish.
49. Belonging to some prior time.
50. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
54. Standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west.
55. The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit.
57. Any high mountain.
58. Similar or related in quality or character.
64. (trademark) A type of inflatable air mattress.
65. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
67. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
68. Chief port of Yemen.
69. A native or inhabitant of Scotland.
71. 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.
72. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
74. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
75. A bachelor's degree in religion.
76. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
78. God of wealth and love.
83. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
85. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
89. Jordan's port.
92. An honorary degree in science.
95. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
97. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
98. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
99. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
100. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
101. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
102. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
103. Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America.
104. A small cake leavened with yeast.
105. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.

DOWN

1. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
2. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
3. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
4. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
5. The airforce of Great Britain.
6. Not in good physical or mental health.
7. The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals.
8. Covered with paving material.
9. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
10. Ctenophores lacking tentacles.
11. A metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.
12. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
13. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
14. Soft creamy white cheese.
15. A bluish shade of green.
21. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
23. Wearing or provided with clothing.
25. Leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904).
27. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
30. A support that steadies or strengthens something else.
32. The branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies.
33. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
37. Designed to reduce or prevent skidding.
38. Of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch.
41. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
42. Spiced hot milk with rum or wine.
43. The stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.
46. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
47. United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold brushwork (1859-1935).
51. A town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border.
52. A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard.
56. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).
59. Any age prior to the legal age.
60. Little known Kamarupan languages.
61. A Dravidian language spoken in south central India.
62. Before noon.
63. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
66. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
70. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
73. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
77. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
79. A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation.
80. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
81. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof.
82. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
83. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
84. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
86. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
87. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
88. God of death.
90. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
91. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
93. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
94. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
96. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
97. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.

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