Crossword Puzzle Number 2139 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Serving as or forming a base.
5. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
9. At or constituting a border or edge.
13. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
16. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
17. Weight to be borne or conveyed.
18. Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog v 1.
19. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
20. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
21. Use explosives on.
23. Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
26. Tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor.
28. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
30. Port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea.
32. Not only so, but.
35. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
38. A new embodiment of a familiar idea.
42. Break the seal of.
44. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
47. (used especially of vegetation) Having lost all moisture.
48. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
49. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
50. A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay.
53. (Akkadian) Mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic.
56. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
57. Medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark.
59. The leg from the knee to foot.
62. Capable of being avoided or warded off.
63. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
64. An elaborate song for solo voice.
65. A fractional monetary unit of several countries.
66. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
68. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
69. An associate degree in nursing.
70. A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function.
72. Something used to beautify.
75. A state in midwestern United States.
79. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
80. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
86. The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another.
89. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
91. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
93. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
94. How long something has existed.
95. Free from dirt or impurities.
96. Affected manners intended to impress others.
97. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
98. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
99. The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.
100. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
101. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.

DOWN

1. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
2. On or toward the lee.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. An ache localized in the middle or inner ear.
5. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
6. A training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers.
7. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
8. The sixth month of the civil year.
9. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
10. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
11. The father of your father or mother.
12. A doctor's degree in education.
13. One of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects.
14. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
15. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
22. An independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands.
24. Old material that is slightly reworked and used again.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. Not in action or at work.
31. The eleventh month of the civil year.
33. A skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching.
34. Excessively forward.
36. The capital of Kyrgystan (known as Frunze 1926-1991).
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity).
40. A native or inhabitant of Armenia.
41. A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction.
43. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
45. (used of opinions and actions) Far beyond the norm.
46. French physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer (1683-1757).
51. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
52. One thousand grams.
54. Deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail.
55. The clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft.
58. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
60. Any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers.
61. Of or relating to the palm of the hand.
67. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
71. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
73. Traveling on horseback.
74. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
76. An animal trainer who tames wild animals.
77. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
78. 16 ounces.
81. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
82. In bed.
83. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
84. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
85. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
87. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
88. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
90. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
92. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.

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