Crossword Puzzle Number 3420 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
5. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
9. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
13. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
16. On or toward the lee.
17. English monk and scholar (672-735).
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
21. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
23. (Judaism) Conforming to dietary laws.
25. An established custom.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. A power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt).
29. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
35. South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931).
37. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
40. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
41. The state capital of Western Australia.
43. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
45. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
48. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
51. (of weapons or instruments) Causing suffering and pain.
54. (linguistics) Of speech sounds.
56. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
57. A city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande.
58. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.
61. An isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time.
62. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
63. An Old World reptile family of Sauria.
65. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
66. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
69. The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
70. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
71. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
73. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
74. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
76. Type genus of the Majidae.
79. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
81. (Greek mythology) The Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology.
87. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
89. A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.
91. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
92. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
93. A member of the Uniat Church.
94. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
95. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
96. The cry made by sheep.
97. A fixed look with eyes open wide v 1.
98. Advanced in years.
99. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.

DOWN

1. A wound made by cutting.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
4. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. Lowered in value.
7. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
8. The month following February and preceding April.
9. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
10. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
11. Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.
12. Skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls.
13. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
14. American novelist (1909-1955).
15. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
22. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
24. A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth.
28. Ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc.
31. A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue.
32. Roar louder than.
34. Youthful appearance in an old person.
36. Cut in three.
38. Parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car.
39. Often cultivated for the decorative foliage.
42. A special way of doing something.
44. Any unwholesome or desperate condition.
46. The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia).
47. A quantity of no importance.
49. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
50. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
52. Italian operatic soprano (born in 1922).
53. Spanish poet and dramatist (1898-1936).
55. A desert in southern Israel.
59. Before noon.
60. A B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract.
64. Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible.
67. A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore.
68. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
72. Ending in a sharp point.
75. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
77. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
78. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
79. 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.
80. A small cake leavened with yeast.
81. A flexible container with a single opening.
82. A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans.
83. The noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine).
84. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
85. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
86. Not only so, but.
88. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
89. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
90. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.

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