Crossword Puzzle Number 3001 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
4. The form of RNA that attaches the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA).
8. Affectedly dainty or refined.
12. Make a plat of.
16. Seed of a pea plant.
17. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
18. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
19. United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967).
20. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
21. The ninth month of the Moslem calendar.
23. Medieval artillery used during sieges.
25. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
27. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River.
28. An imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead.
29. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
30. A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid.
32. Goddess of fertility.
33. The hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn.
36. Minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves.
40. The content of cognition.
41. (often used with `pay') A formal expression of esteem.
45. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
46. An outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down.
47. Of or relating to or located at the base.
50. A unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt.
51. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
53. Assign a new name to.
54. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
55. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
57. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
59. A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
63. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
64. A state of extreme confusion and disorder.
66. A cartoon character created by Walt Disney.
67. Any plant of the genus Erica.
69. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
72. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
73. Any object that radiates energy.
76. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
77. Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926).
80. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
81. A state in the western United States.
85. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
86. A colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings.
89. The 2nd longest European river.
91. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
92. Bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia.
93. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
95. The money risked on a gamble.
96. A doctor's degree in education.
97. Any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers.
98. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
99. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.

DOWN

1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Flat tableland with steep edges.
3. Biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions.
4. Covered with paving material.
5. Undergo resorption.
6. Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals.
7. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
8. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
9. (of light) Lacking in intensity or brightness.
10. The square of a body of any size of type.
11. A nonstandard form of American English spoken by some American Black people.
12. In a quiet and tranquil manner.
13. United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956).
14. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
15. Small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail.
22. Two items of the same kind.
24. Not final or absolute.
26. Rich in decorative detail.
31. Tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.
34. Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493).
35. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
37. Light that streams.
38. A cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte).
39. Someone who tells a story.
42. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
43. A fungal disease of onions.
44. Oil palms.
48. 1/1000 gram.
49. An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members.
52. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
56. A beautiful and graceful girl.
58. A channel for the water current that turns a millwheel.
60. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
61. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
62. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
65. A double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place.
66. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
68. Port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland.
70. Opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded.
71. A port city in southwestern Iran.
74. United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886).
75. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
78. Not easy.
79. Having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified.
82. The lowest brass wind instrument.
83. In bed.
84. The 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
87. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
88. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
90. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
91. In an idle manner.
94. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
95. A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures).

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