Crossword Puzzle Number 5877 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. Earlier a god.
9. By bad luck.
13. Inquire about.
16. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
17. A seaport in northwestern Italy.
18. Located on a side.
19. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
20. The month following March and preceding May.
21. (Assyrian) Chief god of the Assyrians.
22. The act of preventing the opposition from scoring (in sports).
23. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
24. South African term for `boss'.
26. Used especially of lower plants.
29. (prefix) Outside or outer.
31. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
32. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
34. A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine.
38. A fibrous amphibole.
43. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
44. A toxic protein extracted from castor beans.
47. Make less active or intense.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. (Phoenician and Philistine) God of agriculture and the earth.
51. A thin strip (wood or metal).
55. Of the color of rust.
56. An expression of greeting.
57. Type genus of the Sialidae.
58. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
60. (informal) Of the highest quality.
61. A visual representation of an object or scene or person produced on a surface.
64. A fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal.
65. Small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face.
67. Treated dishonorably.
69. Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas.
70. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
71. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
72. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
74. An enclosed space.
76. American dramatist (1928- ).
77. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
78. A hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons).
83. A public promotion of some product or service.
84. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
85. A name that has been assumed temporarily.
86. Read anew.
92. A small piece of cloth.
93. Of or relating to or characteristic of Uganda or its people.
96. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
97. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
98. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
100. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
101. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
102. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
103. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
104. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.

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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. A city in northern India.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. The dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho.
6. Take off a hook.
7. United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970).
8. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
9. The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa.
10. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
11. The word class that qualifies verbs or clauses.
12. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. God of love and erotic desire.
25. French painter who developed pointilism (1859-1891).
27. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
28. Remove from the bar.
30. A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures).
33. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
35. Resembling apes.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
37. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
39. Offering safety.
40. East Indian flying squirrel.
41. Medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light.
42. A string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language.
45. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
46. Smoke trees.
49. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
52. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
53. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay.
54. The month following July and preceding September.
59. A river in western Asia.
62. A doctor's degree in optometry.
63. The back side of the neck.
66. Spin or twist together so as to form a cord.
68. A pause or interruption (as in a conversation).
69. The dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho.
73. Supply with battlements.
74. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
75. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
77. The successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely.
78. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
79. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
80. A roll of tobacco for smoking.
81. (Norse mythology) God of poetry and music.
82. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
87. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
88. Type genus of the Anatidae.
89. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
90. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
91. An informal term for a father.
94. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
95. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
99. A blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people.

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