Crossword Puzzle Number 5882 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
5. Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees.
9. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design.
13. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
16. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
17. The capital of Western Samoa.
18. A genus of Mustelidae.
19. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
20. (Judaism) Not conforming to dietary laws.
21. Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
23. A writing implement with a point from which ink flows.
24. The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
25. Baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables.
27. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
28. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
29. A river in eastern France.
30. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
31. English monk and scholar (672-735).
35. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof.
38. Of mental or physical states or experiences.
44. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
46. Voluntarily absent from home or country.
48. Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries.
49. Signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters).
51. Large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber.
52. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
53. (of reproduction) Not involving the fusion of male and female gametes reproduction".
55. Of or belonging to an aecium.
56. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
57. Powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific.
59. Wife of Balder.
60. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
61. Greek mythology.
64. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
66. A quantity that is added.
67. Small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines.
72. An informal term for a father.
73. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
74. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
76. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
78. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
80. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
82. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
86. In a foreign country.
90. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
91. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
92. A genus of Laridae.
94. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
95. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
96. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
97. A mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast.
98. A quantity of no importance.
99. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.

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1. Native to eastern Asia.
2. A drama set to music.
3. Goods carried by a large vehicle.
4. An ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers.
5. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
6. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
7. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
8. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
9. Any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward.
10. Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path.
11. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
12. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
13. Normal relaxed breathing.
14. (literary) Spirited horse for state or war.
15. A Dravidian language spoken in south central India.
22. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. The act of scanning.
28. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
32. A branch of the Tai languages.
33. Any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia.
34. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
36. Small creeping evergreen shrubs.
37. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
39. The brightest star in Cygnus.
40. Genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants.
41. Someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters.
42. Perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes.
43. The largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen.
45. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
47. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
50. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
52. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
54. An artificial language.
58. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
62. A member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river.
63. Someone who fights for a cause.
64. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
65. (of a liquid) Treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification.
66. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
68. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh).
69. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
70. A high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line.
71. Half the width of an em.
75. British informal term.
77. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
79. Very dark black.
80. Functioning correctly and ready for action.
81. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
83. 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.
84. A primeval personification of air and breath.
85. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
87. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
88. An associate degree in applied science.
89. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
93. A state in north central United States.

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