Crossword Puzzle Number 2469 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
4. An island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy.
9. A bachelor's degree in music.
13. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
16. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
17. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
18. Type genus of the Ranidae.
19. The month following March and preceding May.
20. Using speech rather than writing.
22. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
24. Colony of the United Kingdom located on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain.
26. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
28. Small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk.
30. Not in action or at work.
31. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping.
32. A cooperative unit.
33. United by being of the same opinion.
35. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
37. Unknown god.
38. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
39. 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.
40. A state in midwestern United States.
44. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
47. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
49. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
50. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
53. Distant in either space or time.
55. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
56. Small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia.
58. (of music) Characteristic of rural life.
59. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
62. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
63. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
64. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
66. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
67. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
69. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
72. An oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas.
74. A car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors.
76. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
78. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
79. (trade mark) A soft form of cereal for infants.
81. Appearing earlier in the same text.
84. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
87. The younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy.
89. A small cake leavened with yeast.
93. Relating to only part of a whole.
94. A genus of hawk-like owls.
97. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
98. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
99. An employee of a railroad.
101. A long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked).
102. A strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared.
103. Attracting or delighting.
104. A recognizable kind.

DOWN

1. A coarse obnoxious person.
2. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
3. A stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm.
4. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
5. The residue that remains when something is burned.
6. A hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity).
7. Elongate very slender water scorpions.
8. cause to accept or become hardened to.
9. The Creator.
10. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
11. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
12. An enclosed space.
13. Ground snakes.
14. Fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh.
15. Excessive desire to acquire or possess more (esp material wealth) than one needs or deserves.
21. King of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where is was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC).
23. A member of the Wakashan people living on Queen Charlotte Sound and northern Vancouver Island.
25. A vehicle that can fly.
27. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
29. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
34. A castrated tomcat.
36. Engage in a rehearsal (of).
41. Relating to or resembling or functioning like a trachea.
42. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
43. Hurt or upset.
45. Perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area.
46. English prelate and statesman.
48. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
51. A small amount of residue.
52. An honorary degree in science.
54. Covered with growing trees and bushes etc.
57. Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968).
60. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
61. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
65. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
68. (Greek mythology) The Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology.
69. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
70. A republic in southwestern Asia.
71. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
73. Perennial herb of North America.
74. Ground snakes.
75. Tag the base runner to get him out.
77. Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats.
80. Loose temporary stitches.
81. An associate degree in nursing.
82. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
83. Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits.
85. Long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
86. A port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city.
88. Go "ding dong", like a bell.
90. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
91. Related to or located at the back.
92. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
95. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
96. A small piece of cloth.
100. An associate degree in nursing.

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