Crossword Puzzle Number 2132 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125.
5. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
9. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
13. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
16. An onerous or difficult concern.
17. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
18. (Norse mythology) Trickster.
19. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
20. The Teutonic goddess of fertility.
21. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
23. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
24. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
25. An elaborate and systematic plan of action.
27. (computer science) American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
29. A large and strong and heavyset man.
32. The modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens.
34. A pass between mountain peaks.
36. A member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington.
39. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
42. Of or relating to or characteristic of Alsace or its inhabitants.
46. Being nine more than ninety.
47. Weight to be borne or conveyed.
48. (British and Australian) A cheap wine of inferior quality.
51. Any of various units of capacity.
52. State of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options.
54. Strong and sharp.
55. Enthusiastic approval.
58. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
59. 100 thebe equal 1 pula.
60. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
61. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
63. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
64. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
65. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
67. Be compatible or in accordance with.
70. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
72. British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the Empress of India (1804-1881).
76. French romantic writer (1766-1817).
78. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
79. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
80. A painter or drawer of portraits.
81. A virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey.
83. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
87. An associate degree in nursing.
88. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
91. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
92. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
94. A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities.
96. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
98. A vigorous blow.
99. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
100. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
101. A small amount of residue.
102. Founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910).

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1. 1 species.
2. Not elegant or graceful in expression.
3. 100 aurar equal 1 krona.
4. Tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell.
5. (Babylonian) The sky god.
6. A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically.
7. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
8. Possessing material wealth.
9. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
10. A solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print.
11. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
12. The capital of Lombardy in northern Italy.
13. German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956).
14. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
15. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
22. A great sacrifice.
26. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
28. An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal.
30. A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth.
31. A cloth having a crisscross design.
33. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
35. Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches.
37. An island republic in the west central Pacific just south of the equator.
38. The academic world.
40. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
41. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
43. A protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud.
44. One of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital).
45. Jordan's port.
49. Hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo.
50. A minor match preceding the main event.
53. A large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria.
56. Belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
57. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
62. A vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles.
66. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
68. The twelfth month of the civil year.
69. A ribbon used as a decoration.
70. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
71. The capital of Tajikistan.
72. German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956).
73. The part of a garment that is attached at armhole and provides a cloth covering for the arm.
74. Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon.
75. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
77. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
82. (Norse mythology) The primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world.
83. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
84. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
85. Tear or be torn violently.
86. Being in a tense state.
89. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
90. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
93. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
94. Payment due by the recipient on delivery.
95. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
97. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.

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