Crossword Puzzle Number 2847 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
4. Elk or moose.
9. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
13. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
16. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
17. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
18. A river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn.
19. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
20. Hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo.
22. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
24. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
25. Small genus of Eurasian herbs.
28. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
29. Rate of revolution of a motor.
30. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
31. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
33. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
35. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
38. (trademark) A tinned luncheon meat made largely from pork.
42. (Greek mythology) The winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology.
44. An antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus.
48. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure.
51. American filmmaker and comic actor (1935- ).
52. A distinguished female operatic singer.
53. Composed of animal fat.
54. English architect (1746-1813).
55. United States playwright (1906-1963).
57. The sixth month of the civil year.
58. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
60. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
61. Essential equal to suborder Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded.
64. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
66. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
67. A bottle with a stopper.
71. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
72. An informal term for a father.
74. A showy outward display.
77. Of the same period.
79. City in Sudan.
81. Large family of important mostly marine food fishes.
85. God of love and erotic desire.
89. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
90. A naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905).
93. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
94. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
96. A small cake leavened with yeast.
98. A strong emotion.
99. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
100. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
101. Type genus of the Anatidae.
102. An informal term for a father.

DOWN

1. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
2. The content of cognition.
3. Having a shell or or containing shell.
4. (of tempo) Leisurely n.
5. Of a pale purple color.
6. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
7. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
8. Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip.
9. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
10. Rounded like an egg.
11. A low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay.
12. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
13. (Middle East) Usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling.
14. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
15. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
21. An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).
23. The head of a state government.
26. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
27. In a hasty and foolhardy manner.
32. Either of 2 species of the genus Roridula.
34. A family of fish in the order Zeomorphi.
36. Sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep.
37. A purgative made from the leaves of aloe.
39. Cause to vibrate in a definite pattern.
40. Of or relating to acetone.
41. Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes (1431-1506).
43. Detached by cutting.
45. Type genus of the family Tridacnidae.
46. A member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California.
47. A clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped.
49. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
50. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
56. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
59. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
62. Beaten or overcome.
63. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
65. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
68. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
69. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
70. American physicist who contributed to the theory of the interaction of photons and electrons (1918-1988).
71. A low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay.
73. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
75. Sacred text of Zoroastrianism.
76. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
78. A doctor's degree in optometry.
80. Jordan's port.
82. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
83. The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally.
84. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
86. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
87. God of death.
88. In bed.
91. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
92. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
95. Informal terms for a mother.
97. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.

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