Crossword Puzzle Number 2397 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
4. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.
9. South African term for `boss'.
13. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
16. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
17. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
18. Inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold.
19. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
20. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
21. A state in midwestern United States.
23. United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956).
25. Of or like a cecum.
27. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
29. Left-hand page.
30. Norse chieftan who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931).
33. Of or relating to the Iberian peninsula or its inhabitants.
35. Comb with a heckle.
39. Used of a single unit or thing.
40. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
41. (Roman Catholic Church) The supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts.
43. A form of communism based on the writings of Marx and Lenin.
48. Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.
50. A city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz).
52. The basic unit of money in Sri Lanka.
53. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
54. A fellow member of a team.
56. United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945).
57. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
59. At full speed.
60. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
62. Payment due by the recipient on delivery.
63. A hidden drawback.
65. Worship given to God alone.
67. Lower in esteem.
69. American novelist (1909-1955).
71. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
72. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
73. A design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface.
74. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
77. A cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin).
80. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
81. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
85. A small cake leavened with yeast.
88. The mints.
92. Employed in accomplishing something.
93. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
95. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
97. A bachelor's degree in theology.
98. At surface level.
99. Strike sharply.
101. (British) Your grandmother.
102. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
103. Fed beyond capacity or desire.
104. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
105. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
106. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.

DOWN

1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
3. German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956).
4. The second great battle of the American Civil War (1862).
5. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
6. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
7. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
8. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
9. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
10. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
11. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
12. Something of sentimental value.
13. The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand.
14. A genus of Laridae.
15. An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War.
22. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
24. Slender east African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns.
26. Constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches.
28. A state in New England.
31. Dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa.
32. Eighth month of the Revolutionary calendar (April and May).
34. A decree that prohibits something.
36. The quality of being alien.
37. Any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent.
38. Of or relating to Albania or its people or language or culture.
42. (Akkadian) Mother of the gods and consort of Apsu.
44. Take in solid food.
45. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
46. A thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body.
47. Founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884).
49. Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal.
51. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
55. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
58. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
61. A military trainee (as at a military academy).
64. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
66. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
68. Spot, stain, or pollute.
70. Yellowwood trees or shrubs.
71. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
75. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
76. A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia.
78. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
79. Of or like a cecum.
82. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
83. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
84. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
86. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
87. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
89. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
90. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
91. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
94. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
96. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
100. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.

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