Crossword Puzzle Number 5791 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Weapons considered collectively.
5. A small cake leavened with yeast.
9. A thrusting blow with a knife.
13. An informal term for a father.
16. Pulled or drawn tight.
17. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
18. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
19. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
20. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
22. A member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river.
25. Claim back.
27. (Welsh myth) The other world.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
31. The capital and largest city of Japan.
32. Infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium.
33. A language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
36. A program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company.
38. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
41. A state in New England.
42. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
43. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
45. Emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid).
47. A small drink.
51. Worn away as by water or ice or wind.
52. Articles of the same kind or material.
54. Used of a single unit or thing.
55. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
57. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
58. A green transparent form of beryl.
61. A brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form.
64. Soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese.
65. Jordan's port.
67. A port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city.
68. A town in north central Oklahoma.
69. Lacking gonads.
70. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
71. Any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules.
74. Tag the base runner to get him out.
79. (informal) Exceptionally good.
82. The value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis.
87. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
91. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
93. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
95. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
96. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
97. A city in northeastern Ohio.
98. American novelist (1909-1955).
99. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
100. A light touch or stroke.
101. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women.
102. A quantity of no importance.
103. Not of long duration.

DOWN

1. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
2. Not widely known.
3. Flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States.
4. Indicating the most important performer or role.
5. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
6. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
7. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
8. Type genus of the Amiidae.
9. Tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade).
10. New Zealand shrub.
11. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
12. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
13. An active volcano in northern Iran.
14. An Asian river between China and Russia.
15. Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924).
21. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
23. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.
24. A building where prostitutes are available.
26. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
30. Wood of any of various maple trees.
34. A B vitamin that prevents beriberi.
35. A charge based on weight measured in pounds.
37. Situated in front of the anus.
39. Tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down.
40. A motley assortment of things.
44. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
46. A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea.
48. A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory.
49. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
50. The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one.
53. The mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it).
56. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
59. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
60. Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center.
62. Valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves.
63. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
66. Unknown god.
72. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
73. A son who has the same first name as his father.
75. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
76. Being one more than one hundred.
77. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
78. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
80. Avatar of Vishnu.
81. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
83. The basic unit of money in Ethiopia.
84. Wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh.
85. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
86. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
88. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
89. A person who possesses great material wealth.
90. Beside one another in a row or rank.
92. An associate degree in applied science.
94. A unit of length of thread or yarn.

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