Crossword Puzzle Number 3850 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
4. A Hindu religious teacher.
9. A lyric poet.
13. A republic in central Europe.
16. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
17. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
18. God of fire.
19. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
20. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
21. Vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish.
23. A descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point.
25. Relating to the Andes and their inhabitants.
27. To fix or set securely or deeply.
29. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
30. (legend) Chalice used by Christ at the last supper.
32. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
34. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
36. Small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar.
40. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
43. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
46. Small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered.
47. Fruit of the oak tree.
49. Tired to the point of exhaustion.
51. German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831).
52. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
53. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
54. (informal) Of the highest quality.
57. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
58. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
59. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
61. Antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach.
65. An honorary degree in science.
66. A coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions.
68. East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder.
69. Of or in or relating to the nose.
71. The basic unit of money in Peru.
72. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
73. Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar.
75. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
76. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
78. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
80. Again but in a new or different way.
81. Informal terms for a mother.
83. Anything that serves as an enticement.
85. Woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat.
89. A family of languages of the Fula people of west Africa in the sub-Sahara regions from Senegal to Chad.
91. Bottle that has a narrow neck.
94. Anglo-Saxon poet (circa 9th century).
96. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
98. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
99. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
100. The 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu.
102. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women.
103. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
104. An informal term for a father.
105. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
106. Something intended to deceive.
107. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
108. Before noon.

DOWN

1. (Greek mythology) A Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders.
2. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles.
3. Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809).
4. Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings.
5. An ambitious and aspiring young person.
6. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
7. A strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp.
8. A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.
9. The acetylated derivative of salicylic acid.
10. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
11. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
12. Cephalopods having two gills.
13. Any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap.
14. An investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate asssets.
15. Offering fun and gaiety.
22. 16 ounces.
24. The intended recipient of a message.
26. King of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839).
28. The specified day of the month.
31. Jordan's port.
33. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
35. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
37. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
38. A mining town in southern Wales.
39. Basically shredded cabbage.
41. Mites and ticks.
42. French writer of novels about women (1873-1954).
44. Of or relating to or containing iron.
45. A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea.
48. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
50. A mistake resulting from inattention.
55. A car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment.
56. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
60. Muslims collectively and their civilization.
62. City in central Iran.
63. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
64. A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck.
67. The process of becoming mildewed.
70. A syntactic string that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit.
74. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
77. A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy.
79. Expel from a community or group.
82. Subject to change.
84. A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form v 1.
86. Type genus of the Hylidae.
87. A town in north central Oklahoma.
88. South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers.
90. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
92. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
93. God of love and erotic desire.
95. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
97. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
101. Unknown god.

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