Crossword Puzzle Number 2316 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
4. Jordan's port.
9. Type genus of the Gliridae.
13. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
16. A police officer who investigates crimes.
17. Any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease.
18. Make anew.
19. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
20. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
21. Easily irritated or annoyed.
22. A river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
24. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. The most direct route.
27. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
29. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
30. The event of dying or departure from life.
32. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
35. A radioactive transuranic element.
37. A master's degree in business.
39. A worker who attaches something by nailing it.
43. (of meat) Cooked by dry heat in an oven.
45. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
47. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
49. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
50. A blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl.
51. The dull explosive noise made by an engine.
53. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
54. Very dark black.
55. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
56. A tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles.
58. A globular water bottle used in Asia.
59. (British) Informal term for information.
61. Of or relating to Libya or its people.
63. The address of a web page on the world wide web.
64. An anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids.
66. A soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh.
67. French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel Prizes.
69. Plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha.
71. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
73. A note appended to a letter after the signature.
74. Grown for its thickened edible aromatic root.
77. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
78. A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite.
81. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
85. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
89. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
93. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
94. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
95. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
97. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
99. A sharp projection on an edge or surface.
100. Of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people.
101. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
103. (British) Your grandmother.
104. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
105. Collect or gather.
106. Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves.
107. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

DOWN

1. A thrusting blow with a knife.
2. A Russian river.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
5. The French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec.
6. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
7. Genus of East Indian trees or shrubs.
8. A shelter from danger or hardship.
9. The father of your father or mother.
10. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
11. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
12. A musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms.
13. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
14. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
15. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
25. Sacred text of Zoroastrianism.
28. An edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge v 1.
31. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
33. Mix together different elements.
34. A loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail.
36. Arrived at without due care or effort.
38. An imaginary monster used to frighten children.
40. A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages.
41. Act in a way that attracts attention.
42. Herbs, shrubs and trees.
44. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
46. The first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March or April in the Gregorian calendar).
48. (Sumerian) Consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz).
52. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
57. American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814).
60. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
62. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
65. Not elegant or graceful in expression.
68. Unwind or untwist.
70. (Norse mythology) Wife of Thor and guardian of the home.
72. A woman who is engaged to be married.
73. A musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms.
75. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
76. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia.
79. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
80. Capital and largest city of Cuba.
81. How long something has existed.
82. Informal terms for a mother.
83. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
84. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
86. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
87. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
88. Type genus of the Amiidae.
90. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
91. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
92. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
93. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
96. A human limb.
98. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
102. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.

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