Crossword Puzzle Number 5216 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
5. The emotion of hate.
9. Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
13. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
16. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
17. In bed.
18. A cry of sorrow and grief.
19. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
20. Law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions.
21. Washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water.
23. Someone who drives a taxi for a living.
25. Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers.
27. (computer science) A system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in.
29. A Hindu prince or king in India.
30. A town in central Belgium.
31. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
34. Of or relating to or toward the cheek.
38. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
39. Before noon.
40. A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC).
42. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
45. The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one.
48. Being one more than one hundred.
49. A proportion multiplied by 100.
52. Very dark black.
54. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
55. An offspring of a Quadroon and a White parent.
58. A small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot.
59. Small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump.
61. In or of the present month.
62. (Irish) The sea personified.
63. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
64. An instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano).
66. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
68. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
71. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir and avenger of Balder.
72. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
73. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
74. A port city in southwestern Iran.
76. The third month of the civil year.
80. The content of cognition.
83. Having winglike extensions.
85. The production of young from an egg.
89. High quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France.
92. Jordan's port.
93. Affect with wonder.
94. Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes.
95. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.
97. Type genus of the Anatidae.
99. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
100. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
101. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
102. A small cake leavened with yeast.
103. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.

DOWN

1. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
2. 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.
3. A narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming.
4. Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493).
5. Tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. The fourth month of the civil year.
8. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
9. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
10. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
11. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
12. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
13. A large fleet.
14. Largest crested screamer.
15. Employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words.
22. The vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof.
24. Injured without breaking the skin.
26. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
28. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
32. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
33. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
35. Of or relating to the urethra.
36. A genus of European owls.
37. Any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water.
41. A tax on various goods brought into a town.
43. Largest anthropoid ape.
44. Board a train.
46. The doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods.
47. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
50. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
51. Explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene.
53. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
56. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
57. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
60. Relating to or characteristic of the state or people of Alaska.
65. Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493).
67. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
69. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
70. Take in solid food.
75. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
77. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
78. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
79. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
81. Formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
82. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
84. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
86. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
87. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
88. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
90. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
91. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
96. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
98. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.

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