Crossword Puzzle Number 2831 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
4. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
9. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
13. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by.
16. Dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top.
17. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
18. A boy or man.
19. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
20. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
22. (historically) A member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire.
25. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
27. Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784).
28. Avatar of Vishnu.
29. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
33. An informal term for a father.
34. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
36. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
39. Work hastily or carelessly.
41. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. 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.
43. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
46. A member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia.
49. Being in competition.
52. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
54. Indigo bush.
55. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
56. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
58. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
59. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
61. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa.
64. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
65. A matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight.
68. Have confidence or faith in.
70. Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in Eastern spiritual values (1877-1962).
72. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
74. (used with count nouns) Of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many.
76. The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet.
77. Any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate.
80. A hostel for pilgrims in Turkey.
82. A unit of language that native speakers can identify.
86. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
89. Of or relating to or characteristic of Israel or its people.
90. A new embodiment of a familiar idea.
92. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
93. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
94. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period.
96. The basic unit of money on Malta.
97. A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
98. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
99. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
100. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
101. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
102. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.

DOWN

1. Type genus of the Apidae.
2. Not final or absolute.
3. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
4. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
5. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
6. Type genus of the Suidae.
7. A state in northwestern North America.
8. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
9. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
10. Large scissors with strong blades.
11. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
12. A unit of power equal to 746 watts.
13. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
14. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
15. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
21. Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations.
23. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
24. Pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America.
26. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
31. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
32. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
35. (psychology) An urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object.
37. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
38. The physical property of something that has lost its elasticity.
40. East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan.
44. Someone who leaves one country to settle in another.
45. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
47. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen).
48. A group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting).
50. (neurology) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
51. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
53. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
57. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
60. A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth.
62. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
63. (botany) Of some seeds.
66. A naturally occurring estrogenic hormone.
67. Any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South and Central America.
69. Distance measured in the aggregate number of yards.
70. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
71. Of or relating to the group of Semitic languages.
72. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
73. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
75. A bodily organ that is essential for life.
78. A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC).
79. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.
81. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
82. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
83. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
84. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
85. The eleventh month of the civil year.
87. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
88. Make amends for.
91. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
95. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.

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