Crossword Puzzle Number 5627 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
4. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
9. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria.
13. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
16. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
17. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
18. God of death.
19. Automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
21. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
22. Tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets.
23. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
24. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
26. A garment worn by women in ancient Greece.
27. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
28. A doctor's degree in religion.
29. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
31. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
33. Shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb.
36. English film actress (1913-1967).
40. United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954).
45. Cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit.
47. The square of a body of any size of type.
48. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
49. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
50. A sudden short attack.
51. A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.
54. Lower in esteem.
56. Used of a single unit or thing.
57. Type genus of the Salviniaceae.
60. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
61. A noisy or scolding or domineering woman.
63. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
64. A hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck.
65. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
66. Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties.
68. Avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues.
69. Being one more than one.
70. Make or become free of frost or ice.
73. Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
75. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
76. Parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity.
81. Having the color of a blue sapphire.
89. The simplest ketone.
91. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
92. A container.
93. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
95. (British slang) Cafe.
96. An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc.
97. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
98. Alcoholic drink from fermented cider (`cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usage for the fermented beverage).
99. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
100. The basic unit of money in Romania.

DOWN

1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America.
5. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
6. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
7. (Roman mythology) Goddess of agriculture.
8. The capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria.
9. Any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage.
10. Highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings.
11. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
12. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
13. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
14. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
15. The capital of Western Samoa.
25. Away from the mouth or oral region.
28. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
30. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
32. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
34. To modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo.
35. An asset of special worth or utility.
37. Small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants.
38. The capital of Brazil.
39. Any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers.
41. A small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco.
42. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
43. The cry made by sheep.
44. Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events.
46. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC).
52. To an excessive degree.
53. A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles.
55. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
58. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur.
59. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
62. Consider or hold as true.
67. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
71. Be imminent or about to happen.
72. (of words) Formed in imitation of a natural sound.
73. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
74. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
77. Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism.
78. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
79. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
80. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
82. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
83. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
84. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
85. A characteristic state or mode of living.
86. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
87. A slender double-reed instrument.
88. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
90. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
94. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
95. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.

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