Crossword Puzzle Number 2544 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
4. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
9. Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832).
13. A master's degree in library science.
16. A member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana.
17. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen).
18. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
19. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
20. A boy or man.
21. A noisy riotous fight.
22. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
23. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
24. English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840).
27. A city of central China.
28. 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.
29. A farewell remark.
30. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
32. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
33. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
34. Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits.
36. Any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids.
39. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
42. A human female who does housework.
44. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
45. A just detectable amount.
48. Disposed of as useless.
51. A small lake.
53. Any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets.
56. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
57. Eliminate from the body.
58. The Teutonic goddess of fertility.
60. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
61. In or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line.
63. A wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful).
66. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
67. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
69. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
70. A spirit believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals.
71. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage.
73. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
76. Go or come after and bring or take back.
78. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
79. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
83. Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position.
85. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
86. Dyed with henna.
88. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
89. A member of a Tanoan people living in the southwestern United States.
93. A master's degree in business.
94. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
95. Not set afire or burning.
96. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
97. A decree that prohibits something.
98. Inquire about.
99. An impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony.
100. Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland.
101. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

DOWN

1. Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931).
2. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
3. A member of the a nomadic tribe of Arabs.
4. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying the primeval sea.
5. On or toward the lee.
6. A loose cloak with a hood.
7. Pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts.
8. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
9. Open again or anew.
10. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
11. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
12. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
13. A member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia.
14. A Russian river.
15. The act of scanning.
25. A master's degree in education.
26. The cry made by sheep.
28. A member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers.
31. Relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing.
35. Luna moths.
37. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
38. Having a systematic arrangement.
40. Forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails.
41. The event of dying or departure from life.
43. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
46. Prevent the occurrence of.
47. Coextensive with the order Cestida.
49. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
50. An internal representation of the world.
52. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
54. A place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person.
55. Someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else.
59. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
62. Enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement.
64. Mongolian wild ass.
65. A formal expression of praise.
68. An authoritative rule.
72. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in North Africa.
73. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
74. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
75. Of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks.
77. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
80. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
81. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
82. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
84. Gull-like jaeger of northern seas.
87. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
90. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
91. A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter.
92. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.

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