Crossword Puzzle Number 3136 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
5. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
9. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
13. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
16. A town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii.
17. Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves.
18. Something that remunerates.
19. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
20. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
21. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
23. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
25. A member of a nomadic people of the northern Ural mountains.
27. A short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.
28. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds.
29. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group.
31. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
33. The wife or widow of a czar.
37. Sports that involve bodies of water.
42. A very light brown.
43. Someone who operates an aircraft.
46. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
47. A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere.
49. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
51. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
54. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
55. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
58. British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964).
61. Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious.
62. United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964).
63. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
64. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
65. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants.
67. Being one more than one hundred.
68. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wisdom.
70. A resource.
71. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
72. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
75. An associate degree in nursing.
76. A state in east central United States.
78. 16 ounces.
80. An honorary degree in science.
81. A person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or over-familiar manner.
86. Having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides.
90. Capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression.
92. A slight convexity (as of the surface of a road).
94. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
95. The basic unit of money in Albania.
96. An avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
98. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
99. An antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS.
100. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
101. One of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs.
102. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
103. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.

DOWN

1. Adopted in order to deceive.
2. Small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America.
3. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
4. Make sense of.
5. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
6. Thrust or throw into.
7. Little known Kamarupan languages.
8. A man who courts a woman.
9. A festival featuring African-American culture.
10. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
11. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
12. A state in the western United States.
13. A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance).
14. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
15. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
22. The cry made by sheep.
24. Relating to or containing acetic acid.
26. Being one more than two.
30. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
32. Not in.
34. Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915).
35. Bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies.
36. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
38. Cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias.
39. A mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak).
40. Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles.
41. Any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya.
44. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
45. Causing or able to cause nausea.
48. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
50. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
52. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
53. (anatomy) Of or relating to a cavity or chamber in the body (especially one of the upper chambers of the heart).
56. Two names for the suborder of typical songbirds.
57. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
59. Tear or be torn violently.
60. The act of pouncing.
66. A television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail.
69. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
73. Being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars.
74. Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan.
77. The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
79. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
82. On or toward the lee.
83. The elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point.
84. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
85. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
87. A Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle.
88. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
89. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
91. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
93. A periodic paperback publication.
97. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.

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