Crossword Puzzle Number 6240 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A sudden numbing dread.
5. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
9. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
13. A master's degree in fine arts.
16. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
17. A friendly nation.
18. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
19. A resource.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. Relating to or characteristic of the Celts.
23. The basic unit of money in Sweden.
25. (informal) Of the highest quality.
28. A narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine).
31. Fiddler crabs.
32. Late time of life.
33. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.
34. A heavy precious metallic element.
39. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
41. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
44. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
46. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
48. Being nine more than ninety.
49. Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern.
51. United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945).
52. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
54. Fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric.
55. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
57. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
59. A pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
61. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
62. Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight.
64. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
65. Be in accord.
67. A military officer appointed from enlisted personnel.
69. A Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century.
71. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
72. Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars.
73. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles.
76. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
78. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
80. In truth (often tends to intensify).
83. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
89. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
90. (informal) Exceptionally good.
93. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
94. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
96. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
98. A police officer who investigates crimes.
99. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
100. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels.
101. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
102. The compass point midway between northeast and east.

DOWN

1. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
2. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
3. One who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel.
4. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
5. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
6. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
7. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
8. A small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye.
9. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
10. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
11. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
12. Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water.
13. Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate.
14. A shoe for swimming.
15. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
22. Of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey).
24. Resembling a rod.
26. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
27. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
29. Being three more than sixty.
30. A state in midwestern United States.
35. (Christianity) Saved from the bondage of sin.
36. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
37. Any orchid of the genus Aerides.
38. A person who owns or operates a ranch.
40. The trait of lacking restraint or control.
42. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
43. An industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula.
45. An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot).
50. Any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical.
53. Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold.
56. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
58. (informal) Under the influence of narcotics.
60. A sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid.
63. A native or inhabitant of Scotland.
66. A grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives.
68. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
70. Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units.
74. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
75. Expose to fresh air, as of old clothing.
77. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
79. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
81. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
82. Make or become free of frost or ice.
84. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
85. Framework for holding objects.
86. English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723).
87. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
88. Among the largest bony fish.
91. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
92. A young woman making her debut into society.
93. Being one more than fifty.
95. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
97. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.

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