Crossword Puzzle Number 5987 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A boy or man.
5. Excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement.
13. A small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara.
17. Type genus of the Ranidae.
18. A state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains.
19. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
20. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
21. Continuing at full strength or intensity.
22. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
23. Before noon.
24. Any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) v 1.
26. French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917).
28. Covered with paving material.
31. The act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works.
32. A Russian river.
33. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
34. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
35. Closed with a lace.
39. A form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain.
42. A radioactive transuranic element.
44. The capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river.
45. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
46. A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.
49. The sacred city of Lamaism.
50. Semi-parasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers.
53. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
55. A pass between mountain peaks.
56. Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically.
57. Scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object.
61. A Mid-Atlantic state.
62. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
64. A monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species).
67. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
68. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
70. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
72. A republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola.
73. The 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
75. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril).
78. The sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage.
79. The part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm.
81. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.
82. American singer (1918-1990).
87. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
91. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
92. Army unit smaller than a division.
95. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
97. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
98. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
99. A small cake leavened with yeast.
101. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
102. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
103. Brought from wildness into a domesticated state.
104. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
105. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.

DOWN

1. Thick like cream.
2. A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
3. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. A member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India.
5. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
6. A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds.
7. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
8. The area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots.
9. Relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce.
10. Somewhat late.
11. Having few if any teeth.
12. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security.
13. Type genus of the Polygalaceae.
14. The sixth month of the civil year.
15. Being one more than seven.
16. Belonging to some prior time.
25. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
27. (Sumerian) God of the air and king of the Sumerian gods.
29. Of a leaf shape.
30. Very large red gum tree.
36. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip.
37. A garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown.
38. Separation of substances in solution my means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes.
40. A small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine.
41. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
43. Of a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 32 degrees F and the boiling point as 212 degrees F at one atmosphere of pressure.
47. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
48. Something whose name is either forgotten or not known.
51. A large fungus of the family Helvellaceae.
52. Not out.
54. The last (12th) month of the year.
58. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
59. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
60. Pain in a muscle or group of muscles.
63. Largest known toad species.
65. The fifth day of the week.
66. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
69. An ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq.
70. A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds.
71. An associate degree in nursing.
74. A spirit believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals.
76. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
77. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
80. The fourth month of the civil year.
83. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
84. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
85. A public promotion of some product or service.
86. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
88. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
89. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
90. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
93. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
94. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
96. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
97. Offering fun and gaiety.
100. A radioactive element of the actinide series.

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