Crossword Puzzle Number 5505 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
4. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
8. Little known Kamarupan languages.
12. A young horse.
16. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
17. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
18. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
19. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
20. Stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water.
22. Having no fixed course.
24. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
25. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
27. Ludicrously odd.
29. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
30. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
31. Unknown god.
34. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
35. Ready to fall asleep.
38. Of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself.
42. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
45. A particular environment or walk of life.
47. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
48. God of the Underworld.
50. Like or characteristic of a mirrored image.
53. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
54. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
55. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
56. Dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid.
59. The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object.
61. That in a dock.
64. A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine.
65. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
67. A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga.
68. The Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people.
69. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
70. A public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes.
72. 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.
73. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
74. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
76. Dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head).
77. A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony.
82. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
83. Of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion.
85. A tooth for cutting or gnawing.
88. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
91. A commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement.
93. Relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator).
95. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
96. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
97. Club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron.
99. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
100. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
101. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
102. United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914).
103. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
104. An associate degree in applied science.

DOWN

1. Molten rock in the earth's crust.
2. Find repugnant.
3. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
4. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
5. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
6. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
7. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
8. A protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine).
9. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
10. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
11. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
12. Front paw.
13. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
14. By bad luck.
15. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
21. A doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research.
23. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
26. A light touch or stroke.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
32. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram.
33. A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
36. An ache localized in the middle or inner ear.
37. A bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order.
39. A hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish.
40. A person who worships idols.
41. Given official approval to act.
43. Type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama.
44. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
46. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
49. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
51. A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia.
52. Dig with the snout.
57. (informal) Of the highest quality.
58. Any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds.
60. A state in midwestern United States.
62. An area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India.
63. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
66. The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state.
71. Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood.
75. Make steady.
78. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
79. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
80. The distance around a person's body.
81. One of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split.
84. Sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
86. Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid.
87. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
89. Avatar of Vishnu.
90. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
92. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
94. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
95. A clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped.
98. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.

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