Crossword Puzzle Number 2221 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
4. Designating a solution containing 1 mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent.
9. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
13. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
16. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
17. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame.
18. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
19. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
20. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
21. A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire.
23. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. A cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk.
29. A genus of Indriidae.
30. An area where many people go for recreation.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
35. Short and fat.
37. The unit of frequency.
40. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
44. Chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil.
46. A small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra.
49. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
50. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
51. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
52. Harass with persistent criticism or carping.
53. A genus of Mustelidae.
54. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
55. A crystalline metallic element not found in nature.
57. Subdivision not used in some classifications.
59. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
60. Compete for something.
62. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
64. Loose temporary stitches.
66. (informal) Roused to anger.
67. A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
69. A negatively charged atom.
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.
72. Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male.
73. Large and brightly colored handkerchief.
75. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
76. An associate degree in nursing.
77. The face veil worn by Muslim women.
79. Not out.
82. A state in midwestern United States.
86. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
91. Necessary for relief or supply.
92. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
93. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
95. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
97. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
98. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
100. (botany) Relating to a plant of the family Araceae.
102. 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.
104. A decree that prohibits something.
105. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
106. Of or relating to punishment.
107. The compass point that is one point east of southeast.
108. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
2. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
3. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
4. The capital of Lesotho.
5. A member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi.
6. A jaunty rhythm in music.
7. An elaborate song for solo voice.
8. A poor white person in the southern US.
9. The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one.
10. A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth.
11. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
12. A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast.
13. The outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges.
14. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
15. Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit.
22. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
24. Being or passing over or across the sea.
26. Evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone.
28. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
31. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
32. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
34. Affect with wonder.
36. The top edge of a vessel.
38. Of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants.
39. American suffragist and feminist.
41. Small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants.
42. Type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama.
43. The trait of lacking restraint or control.
45. Tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas.
47. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
48. A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures.
56. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
58. An intermediate platform in a staircase.
61. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
63. A small cake leavened with yeast.
65. United States composer (born in France) whose music combines dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques (1883-1965).
68. Type genus of the Anhimidae.
71. Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers.
74. (Greek mythology) A river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon.
75. An elaborate song for solo voice.
78. Informal terms for a mother.
80. A historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan.
81. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
83. How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.
84. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
85. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
87. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
88. Denuded of leaves.
89. Type genus of the Amiidae.
90. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
94. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
96. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
99. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
101. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
103. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.

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