Crossword Puzzle Number 663 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
4. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
8. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
12. A French abbot.
16. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
17. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
18. Weight to be borne or conveyed.
19. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
21. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
22. A sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog).
23. A sudden short attack.
24. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
26. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
29. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
31. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
33. Slightly open.
36. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
38. Of or befitting a lord.
42. Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path.
43. The ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.
45. A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary).
46. Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales.
49. A rapid bustling commotion.
50. Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill).
53. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
55. The condition of having no arms.
56. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
58. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
59. The month following February and preceding April.
60. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
61. Armor plate that protects the chest.
62. Denuded of leaves.
63. By bad luck.
65. Type genus of the Gavidae.
68. A hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic.
69. A lustrous gray strong metallic element resembling titanium.
74. An acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord.
77. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
80. A shaped mass of baked bread.
83. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
84. Porridge made of rolled oats.
87. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
88. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping.
89. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
91. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
92. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
95. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
96. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
97. Any of various small biting flies.
98. A small vessel for travel on water.
99. Something that remunerates.

DOWN

1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
5. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
6. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
7. A fraudulent business scheme.
8. A blank leaf in the front of back of a book.
9. Of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind.
10. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
11. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
12. An area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming).
13. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
14. A native or inhabitant of Great Britain.
15. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
25. The land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia.
27. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
28. The largest city of Cameroon.
30. Any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water.
32. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
34. A language of Australian aborigines.
35. A small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France.
37. Gauge something incorrectly or improperly.
39. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
40. (of pitches) Made with the arm moving parallel to the ground.
41. Crushed or broken by being stepped upon heavily.
44. Tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes.
47. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
48. (Norse mythology) God of poetry and music.
51. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
52. Raised above ground level.
54. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
57. An honorary degree in science.
64. United States physicist and molecular biologist who helped develop the first atom bomb and later opposed the use of all nuclear weapons (1898-1964).
65. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
66. Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course.
67. A bachelor's degree in religion.
70. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
71. Decisively defeated in combat.
72. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
73. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
75. Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland.
76. Of or relating to or affecting a lobe.
78. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
79. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
81. Jordan's port.
82. Not plain.
85. 100 toea equal 1 kina.
86. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
90. The cry made by sheep.
93. One thousand grams.
94. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.

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