Crossword Puzzle Number 2456 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
5. Employed in accomplishing something.
9. Young sheep.
13. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
16. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
17. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
18. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
19. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
20. Pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts.
22. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
24. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
25. Impose a penalty on.
26. A closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure.
28. Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite.
30. Top part of an apron.
31. Smeared with something that soils or stains.
34. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
37. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
41. A car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money.
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
44. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
47. A kind of person.
48. French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815).
49. (Greek mythology) A Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders.
51. The act of consuming food.
54. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
56. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period.
58. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
59. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
61. Away from the right path or direction.
63. Having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified.
64. The capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island.
67. A battle in World War II.
68. Send out rays or waves.
71. A four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine.
72. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
73. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
74. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
75. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
77. A person who rides a bicycle.
82. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
85. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
88. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
89. Small genus of South American trees yielding latex.
91. German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969).
93. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
94. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
95. A member of the Tungus speaking people of Mongolian race who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia.
96. Located at or near the back of an animal.
97. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
98. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
99. A name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped.
100. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
101. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.

DOWN

1. A sudden very loud noise.
2. A person who possesses great material wealth.
3. A primeval personification of air and breath.
4. A member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona.
5. Lacking fresh air.
6. Detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues.
7. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
8. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
9. Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests.
10. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
11. Ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth.
12. A decree that prohibits something.
13. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
21. (Welsh) Corresponds to Iris Ler.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. In bed.
29. A distinctive odor that is pleasant.
32. The Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama.
33. Blown apart with great violence.
35. Ludicrously odd.
36. Goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis.
38. Of or relating to a pointed conical tooth.
39. Diverge from the expected.
40. Someone with an aggressively negative attitude.
42. The cry made by sheep.
45. One thousandth of a second.
46. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
50. A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something.
52. A water wheel with buckets attached to the rim.
53. Having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides.
55. A flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.
57. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
60. Goddess of fate.
62. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
65. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
66. Related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic.
67. Ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth.
69. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
70. Being one more than ten.
76. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
77. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
78. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
79. (of molten metal or glass) Formed by pouring or pressing into a mold n 1.
80. (New Testament) Disciple of Jesus.
81. Shattered or torn up or torn apart violently as by e.g. wind or lightning or explosive.
83. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
84. A narrow way or road.
86. Characteristic of false pride.
87. Type genus of the Anatidae.
90. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
92. 32nd President of the United States.

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