Crossword Puzzle Number 556 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
4. Of or relating to or measured in ohms.
9. A fraudulent business scheme.
13. A small drink.
16. Type genus of the Muridae.
17. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
18. Young of domestic cattle.
19. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
20. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
21. Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past.
22. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
23. The first month of the year.
24. Viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane.
26. Intrude in other people's affairs or business.
29. A rugged box (usually made of wood).
31. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
32. 1 species.
34. Apoapsis in solar orbit.
38. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
39. A radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized.
40. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
44. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
47. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. (of linens or clothes) Smoothed with a hot iron.
50. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof.
52. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
55. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
56. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
57. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
58. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
60. Of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color.
61. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
64. A Russian river.
66. A doctor's degree in musical arts.
68. United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931).
70. The front limb of a quadruped.
73. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
74. Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979).
75. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
76. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
77. Stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut.
81. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
85. A lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman.
90. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
91. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.
94. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur.
96. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
97. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
98. A game in which darts are thrown at a dartboard.
99. Affected manners intended to impress others.
100. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
101. Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis.
102. Any plant of the genus Erica.
103. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
104. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.

DOWN

1. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
2. Apply a lubricant to.
3. A bachelor's degree in architecture.
4. A severe or trying experience.
5. Genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs.
6. An engineering university in Cambridge.
7. A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.
8. A military trainee (as at a military academy).
9. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
10. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
11. Type genus of the Alcedinidae.
12. A master's degree in fine arts.
13. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
14. A native or inhabitant of Iran.
15. Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet.
25. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
27. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. Small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face.
30. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis.
33. (Welsh) A warrior god.
35. Genus of woody Asiatic vines.
36. Someone who tells a story.
37. Trade name for an antiemetic drug that has a mint flavor.
41. A stiff straw hat with a flat crown.
42. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
43. A rapid bustling commotion.
45. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
46. Statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first president (born in 1924).
48. The commonest type of solidified lava.
51. Type genus of the Gadidae.
53. A white trivalent metallic element.
54. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
59. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
62. A sailing vessel with two masts.
63. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
65. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
67. Soft suede glove leather from goatskin.
69. The capital of Cameroon.
70. Genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs.
71. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
72. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
78. A fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan.
79. Capable of being corrupted.
80. Suggestive of the supernatural.
82. Jordan's port.
83. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules.
84. Related on the mother's side.
86. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
87. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.
88. A training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers.
89. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
92. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
93. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
95. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.

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