Crossword Puzzle Number 5239 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye.
4. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. Goddess of fertility.
12. A reason for wanting something done.
16. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
17. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
18. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
19. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
20. Common house and field crickets.
22. Having concealed difficulty.
24. Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness.
25. Lacking excess flesh.
26. The wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany.
28. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
31. Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda.
33. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
36. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
39. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
40. The back side of the neck.
44. Swedish economist (1898-1987).
47. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
49. United States novelist (1871-1945).
52. Arm again.
53. Of the nature of or undergoing an experiment.
55. Regarded with admiration.
56. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
57. An associate degree in applied science.
58. 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.
60. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
62. An Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland.
64. Low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having mosslike foliage and nodding white or pink flowers.
66. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
67. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
68. Disabled in the feet or legs.
69. Characteristic of the classical artistic and literary traditions.
71. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
73. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
75. The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped.
76. A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures.
80. Not only so, but.
84. Harass with persistent criticism or carping.
85. Danish explorer who explored the North Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741).
88. Any plant of the genus Erica.
91. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
93. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
95. God of fire.
96. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
97. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
99. United States actor (born in Ireland).
100. A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs.
101. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
102. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
103. The officer below the master on a commercial ship.
104. Either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush.

DOWN

1. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
2. Grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished.
3. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
4. The month following September and preceding November.
5. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions.
6. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
7. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
8. The innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel).
9. United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1891-1927).
10. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi.
11. A source of oil.
12. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
13. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
14. Climbing vine native to China.
15. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
21. Genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. God of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity.
29. An associate degree in nursing.
30. An unofficial association of people or groups.
32. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
34. Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean.
35. God of dawn and light.
37. Italian electrical engineer known as the father of radio (1874-1937).
38. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
41. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
42. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
43. One of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills.
45. Refresh one's memory.
46. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
48. A genus of Laridae.
50. A nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries).
51. Antiquity that as survived from the distant past.
54. A city in the western Netherlands.
59. Half the width of an em.
61. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
63. A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose.
65. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
70. Conforming to truth.
72. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
74. Genus of Old World tropical herbs.
77. Large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle.
78. An obsolete name for nitrogen.
79. According to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions).
81. Any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season.
82. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
83. A member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California.
86. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
87. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
88. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
89. Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832).
90. An Eskimo hut.
92. The cry made by sheep.
94. A member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana.
98. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.

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