Crossword Puzzle Number 5899 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Irritate or vex.
4. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
9. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
13. Of southern Europe.
16. (used as a combining form) Recent or new.
17. Long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp.
18. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
19. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
20. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
21. Small cold-water silvery fish.
22. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
23. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
24. A Hindu prince or king in India.
26. Relating to or resembling a crow.
29. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
30. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
31. One-thousandth of an equivalent.
33. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
35. The clay from which adobe bricks are made.
38. A jurist who interprets Muslim law.
41. A particular environment or walk of life.
44. Rich and superior in quality.
46. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
47. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
49. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
50. The sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage.
52. A genus of Stromateidae.
55. A white trivalent metallic element.
57. A mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers).
58. A confused multitude of things.
60. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
61. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
62. A young woman making her debut into society.
63. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
66. A professional cook.
68. Make love.
71. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
72. French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of romanticism (1866-1925).
74. A releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body.
75. With eagerness.
77. Be compatible or in accordance with.
79. A light touch or stroke.
80. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan.
83. (Greek mythology) A Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders.
86. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
90. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
92. The wife of a sheik.
94. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
95. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
96. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
99. The specified day of the month.
100. Elder brother of Krishna.
101. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.

DOWN

1. Formally making a person known to another or to the public.
2. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
3. (South Africa) A small hill rising up from the African veld.
4. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
5. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
6. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
7. A state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains.
8. Push to thrust outward.
9. A landlocked republic in northwestern Africa.
10. An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
11. (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) Electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line.
12. Used of a single unit or thing.
13. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
14. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
15. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
25. (Greek mythology) A river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon.
27. Any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola.
28. A constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus.
32. The square of a body of any size of type.
34. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
36. Type genus of Burseraceae.
37. Find repugnant.
39. A wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding.
40. The quickness of action or occurrence.
42. Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals.
43. A small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place.
45. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
48. A gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative.
51. Make attractive or lovable.
53. One thousandth of a second.
54. A New England state.
56. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
59. Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity.
64. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
65. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
67. A woman who is engaged to be married.
68. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
69. Of or relating to or functioning as a phrase.
70. Duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct.
73. At or constituting a border or edge.
76. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
78. The basic unit of money in Nigeria.
79. An associate degree in nursing.
81. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
82. Channel into a new direction.
84. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
85. Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed.
86. The square of a body of any size of type.
87. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
88. God of love and erotic desire.
89. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
91. A federally chartered savings bank.
93. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
97. An informal term for a father.
98. 30 to 300 kilohertz.

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