Crossword Puzzle Number 4988 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
5. An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center.
9. Of the nature of or undergoing an experiment.
13. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
16. A district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts.
17. An endorsement.
18. One who works hard at boring tasks.
19. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
20. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
21. An act or expression of criticism and censure.
23. A (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant.
25. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
27. (of farmland) Capable of being farmed productively.
29. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
30. The capital of Turkey.
31. A refuge from attack.
33. The act of scanning.
34. Any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors.
38. Before noon.
40. A historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia.
44. A painful and involuntary muscular contraction.
45. A historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan.
48. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
49. An inhabitant of Lappland.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
55. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
58. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
61. The capital and largest city of Japan.
62. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
63. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
66. Rate of revolution of a motor.
67. An extreme state of adversity.
68. Chief port of Yemen.
69. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
72. A Mid-Atlantic state.
73. A state in northwestern North America.
74. A young woman making her debut into society.
76. In bed.
78. A unit of subjective loudness.
81. A quantity of no importance.
82. The capital and largest city of Zimbabwe.
85. A member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire.
89. A unit of radiation exposure.
91. Not in good physical or mental health.
92. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
95. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
96. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
97. (used with singular count nouns) Colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'.
98. The habitation of wild animals.
99. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
100. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by.
101. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
102. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
103. The tissue forming the hard outer layer of e.g. a fruit.

DOWN

1. Small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers.
2. A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens.
3. An acknowledgment of appreciation.
4. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
5. A river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea.
6. (Hawaiian) A small guitar having four strings.
7. A person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins).
8. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
9. 100 thebe equal 1 pula.
10. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
11. (in various religions) The world of the dead.
12. A knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue.
13. An informal term for a father.
14. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
15. A Loloish language.
22. Important for human and animal food.
24. A pad placed under a carpet.
26. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
28. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
32. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
35. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
36. Made difficult or slow.
37. Give sanction to.
39. Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929).
41. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
42. (Old Testament) The fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
43. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
46. Given or having a specified name.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
52. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
53. A port city in southwestern Iran.
54. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
56. (chemistry) Being or containing an acid.
57. Not widely known.
59. (of an arrow) Equipped with feathers.
60. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942).
70. Jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds.
71. A wind from the north.
72. An informal term for a father.
75. A landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India.
77. A native of ancient Troy.
79. A syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi.
80. In some classifications.
83. A proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys.
84. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
86. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
87. A coil of rope or wool or yarn.
88. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
90. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
93. The seed of the cereal grass.
94. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.

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