Crossword Puzzle Number 4566 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (usually followed by `to') Naturally disposed toward.
4. The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa.
9. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
13. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
16. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
17. Protective covering made of metal and used in combat.
18. Among the largest bony fish.
19. Late time of life.
20. A city in northwestern Syria.
22. Denuded of leaves.
23. Having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring.
25. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
27. A two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers.
29. Any of various plants of the genus Sedum.
30. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
31. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
33. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
35. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
38. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
41. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
44. 1 species.
48. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
49. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
50. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
51. A conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers.
52. White sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter.
53. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
54. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
56. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
57. Water frozen in the solid state.
58. United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981).
64. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
66. (British colloquialism) An excavation.
68. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
69. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
70. National capital of Kiribati.
74. With no effort to conceal.
76. In a permissively lenient manner.
77. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
78. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
80. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
85. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
89. A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government).
92. Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats.
94. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
95. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
96. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
98. A three-tone Chadic language.
100. The residue that remains when something is burned.
101. A district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts.
102. (prefix) Within.
103. Divulge information or secrets.

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1. Jordan's port.
2. A draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle.
3. A step in walking or running.
4. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
5. The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye.
6. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
7. Marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude.
8. A particular environment or walk of life.
9. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
10. Living quarters at a college or university where students live.
11. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
12. A large and imposing house.
13. Any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium.
14. Cheese containing a blue mold.
15. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
21. Of structural members especially of concrete.
24. Extract the essence of something by boiling it.
26. A light touch or stroke.
28. A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt.
32. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
34. Melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh.
36. The crew of an aircraft.
37. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
39. Relating to or demonstrating acapnia.
40. A region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland.
42. Comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia.
43. Relating to minerals.
45. A person forced to flee from home or country.
46. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
47. Relating to the Urdu language.
55. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
59. (Roman Catholic Church) The supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts.
60. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
61. A radioactive transuranic element.
62. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
63. A stock exchange in New York.
65. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
67. Writing board used on the lap as a table or desk.
71. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
72. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
73. (law) A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
75. A state in New England.
79. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
81. Type genus of the Anatidae.
82. A vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature or to process or lubricate it.
83. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
84. A door-like movable barrier in a fence or wall.
86. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
87. God of love and erotic desire.
88. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
90. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
91. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
93. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
97. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
99. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
100. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.

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