Crossword Puzzle Number 437 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
4. Coffee with the caffeine removed.
9. The highest level or degree attainable.
13. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
16. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
17. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
18. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
19. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
20. (informal) Very bad.
22. A blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl.
25. Of the nature of or undergoing an experiment.
26. Of or relating to the French dynasty founded by Hugh Capet.
28. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
29. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
31. English monk and scholar (672-735).
32. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip.
34. The seed of the cereal grass.
35. A public promotion of some product or service.
40. (used of arms and legs) Bent outward with the joint away from the body.
42. Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
45. A narrow way or road.
46. A formal expression of praise.
49. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
50. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
52. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
54. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
58. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
59. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
63. A metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints).
66. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
69. A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere.
70. A genus of Pyralidae.
71. Gained or acquired.
73. In such a manner as could not be otherwise.
74. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
75. Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809).
77. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
81. A city in Veneto on the River Adige.
83. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
87. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
89. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
90. A strong emotion.
91. The place where some action occurs.
93. Not in good physical or mental health.
95. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
96. School of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith.
97. A town twenty miles east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name).
98. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
99. Either extremity of something that has length.

DOWN

1. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
2. A purgative made from the leaves of aloe.
3. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
4. Free from liquid or moisture.
5. 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.
6. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
7. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
8. Widely known and esteemed.
9. God of fire.
10. Moths whose larvae are cutworms.
11. A person of mean disposition.
12. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
13. Wearing or provided with clothing.
14. A quantity of no importance.
15. (biology) Shed at an early stage of development.
21. Apple grown chiefly in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
23. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
24. Genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor.
27. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
30. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
33. A state in north central United States.
36. An informal term for a father.
37. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
38. Having gears not engaged or disconnected.
39. Not having or joined by a seam or seams.
41. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
43. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
44. A fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education).
47. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
48. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
51. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
53. A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water.
55. In bed.
56. Offering fun and gaiety.
57. Before noon.
60. Someone who operates a barge.
61. One who practices magic or sorcery.
62. A tavern where ale is sold.
64. Conducive to peace.
65. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front.
67. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
68. Characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position.
69. Widely known and esteemed.
72. Large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste.
76. West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves.
78. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
79. German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851).
80. Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants.
82. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
84. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
85. Very dark black.
86. Advanced in years.
88. God of the earth.
92. Being one more than one hundred.
94. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).

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