Crossword Puzzle Number 2884 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
4. First in order of importance.
9. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
13. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
16. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
17. A natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended.
18. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
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. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
21. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
22. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
23. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
24. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
26. Some point in the air.
28. An enveloping bandage.
30. Someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations.
31. A pass between mountain peaks.
32. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
35. A public promotion of some product or service.
40. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
45. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
46. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
49. A human limb.
50. The basic unit of money in Ghana.
54. An elaborate song for solo voice.
55. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
56. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
57. Knock unconscious or senseless.
58. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
59. (archaic) A burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle).
61. Indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly.
62. Before noon.
65. American novelist (1909-1955).
67. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
68. Arranged or displayed systematically in table form.
74. (British) Your grandmother.
75. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis.
78. A native or inhabitant of Slovakia.
81. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
85. Having or resembling a lobe or lobes.
87. Marked by a rhythmical cadence.
89. An associate degree in applied science.
90. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
91. A quantity of no importance.
93. Being three more than fifty.
94. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
95. A small cake leavened with yeast.
96. Very dark black.
97. (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.
98. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.

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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
2. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
3. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
4. Inquire about.
5. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
6. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
7. Having a heading or course in a certain direction.
8. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
9. Make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird.
10. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
11. A sudden and violent collapse.
12. Small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches.
13. A milkshake made with malt powder.
14. Not only so, but.
15. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
25. Loss of the ability to swallow.
27. Being one more than one.
29. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
33. A fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery.
34. A family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa.
36. French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944).
37. Any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae.
38. A republic in southeastern Europe.
39. Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit.
41. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
42. The sound made by a cow or bull.
43. Convert ordinary language into code.
44. Dry white Italian wine from Verona.
47. Lean end of the neck.
48. The month following March and preceding May.
51. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa).
53. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
60. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
63. Argentine guerrilla leader who played an important role in the Cuban revolution under Fidel Castro (1928-1967).
64. Swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas v 1.
66. Any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers.
67. Small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches.
69. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
70. Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon.
71. Move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees.
72. Oil palms.
73. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
76. The cry made by sheep.
77. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
79. A globular water bottle used in Asia.
80. The act of scanning.
82. Type genus of the Ranidae.
83. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
84. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
86. A light touch or stroke.
88. God of war and sky.
92. An uproarious party.

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