Crossword Puzzle Number 5539 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
4. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
9. A Loloish language.
13. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
16. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
17. An ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor.
18. Tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites.
19. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
22. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
25. United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971).
27. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
28. An inhabitant of Lappland.
29. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
32. A confusion of voices and other sounds.
40. Of or relating to Oman or its people.
41. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
42. Striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects.
45. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
48. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
49. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
52. Tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers.
53. The capital of the Bahamas.
57. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
58. Constituting the undiminished entirety.
59. A particular environment or walk of life.
60. Toward the inside of the cheek.
62. Spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies.
64. A doctor's degree in religion.
66. A small island.
67. Of or relating to the thyroid gland.
69. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
72. (informal) Of the highest quality.
74. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
75. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
76. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
78. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
80. Jordan's port.
84. Small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears.
88. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
91. A city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande.
93. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
94. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
95. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
96. Norse chieftan who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931).
98. A large mass of ice floating at sea.
100. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
101. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
102. Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter.
103. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
104. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.

DOWN

1. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
2. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
3. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
4. Being nine more than forty.
5. A common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete.
6. The sixth month of the civil year.
7. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
8. A genus of Malayan tree.
9. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
10. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
11. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
12. A public promotion of some product or service.
13. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
14. Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience.
15. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
21. (psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
23. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
24. An implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle.
26. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
30. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
31. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
33. Seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America.
34. A stay that supports the back of something.
35. Capital of Vanuatu.
36. Someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person.
37. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure.
38. In a joyous manner.
39. Shining unsteadily.
43. Away from the mouth or oral region.
44. Small genus of Australian shrubs or trees.
46. Lie adjacent to another.
47. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
50. Used of men.
51. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
54. An organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water.
55. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
56. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
61. Characteristic of or relating to winter.
63. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
65. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
68. Being nine more than ninety.
70. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
71. Melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh.
73. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
77. The brightest star in Orion.
78. A public promotion of some product or service.
79. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
80. A member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners.
81. God of love and erotic desire.
82. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
83. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
85. A bachelor's degree in library science.
86. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
87. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
89. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
90. A quantity of no importance.
92. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
97. In operation or operational.
99. Functioning correctly and ready for action.

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