Crossword Puzzle Number 6385 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
5. Armor plate that protects the chest.
9. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
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 dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
17. Disparaging terms for small people.
18. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
19. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
20. Indicating the most important performer or role.
21. A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one).
23. Greek philosopher and astronomer (who predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science.
25. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
27. (Old Testament) Wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
29. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
30. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
31. Sound of something in rapid motion.
32. Lac purified by heating and filtering.
36. Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions.
39. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. A South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers.
46. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
47. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
51. A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something.
52. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
53. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
55. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
56. An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
57. A district of Manhattan.
60. The cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one.
62. South African mongoose-like viverrine having a face like a lemur and only four toes.
64. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
65. A person who delivers a speech or oration.
66. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
67. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
71. A state in New England.
72. A soft silvery metallic element.
74. Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes.
77. Marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude.
80. Lessen the density or solidity (of a substance).
82. Small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions.
85. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
89. Beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae.
91. Border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug).
93. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
95. Related on the mother's side.
97. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
98. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
99. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
100. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
101. 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.
102. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.

DOWN

1. An oil port in southern Iraq.
2. Of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base.
3. Largest crested screamer.
4. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
5. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
6. A small round table.
7. (prefix) Between or among or in the midst of.
8. (dialect) A short straight stick of wood.
9. The act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it.
10. A public promotion of some product or service.
11. Tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods.
12. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
13. Spin or twist together so as to form a cord.
14. Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.
15. Flat tableland with steep edges.
22. A widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells.
24. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
26. The use of bacteria or viruses of toxins to destroy men and animals or food.
28. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
33. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
34. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
35. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).
37. Type genus of the Glareolidae.
38. The first month of the Islamic calendar.
40. German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915).
41. Narrow French stick loaf.
43. (Norse mythology) God of thunder and rain and farming.
44. The beginning or early stages.
45. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
48. The ninth month of the Hindu calendar.
49. The principal law-enforcement officer in a county.
50. Light teasing repartee.
54. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
58. Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements.
59. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
61. An industrial city in central Japan on southern Honshu.
63. Type genus of the Rhyniaceae.
68. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
69. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
70. Someone engaged in or experienced in warfare.
71. Tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods.
73. Secured by written agreement.
75. Toward the mouth or oral region.
76. Large European marine food fish.
78. Moving quickly and lightly.
79. Wife of Balder.
81. The feeling of being bored by something tedious.
83. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
84. Cattle that are reared for their meat.
86. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
87. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
88. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
90. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
92. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
96. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.

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