Crossword Puzzle Number 6639 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
5. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
9. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wisdom.
13. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
16. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
17. A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities.
18. A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano.
19. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
20. The probability of a specified outcome.
21. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
22. A message received and understood that reduces the recipient's uncertainty.
23. (informal) Of the highest quality.
24. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. Informal terms for a mother.
30. The back side of the neck.
32. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
34. A state in northwestern North America.
35. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
38. A person of unquestioning obedience.
40. A blemish made by dirt.
42. Heal or recover.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. Limbless scaly elongate reptile.
50. A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum.
51. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
54. Having a long narrow cut.
55. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
58. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
60. Visionary British poet (1757-1827).
65. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
66. (KNO3) Used especially as a fertilizer and explosive.
67. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
68. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
70. An associate degree in nursing.
71. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
72. Extract the essence of something by boiling it.
73. God of wealth and love.
75. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
79. A small piece of cloth.
80. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
82. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
83. A state in midwestern United States.
85. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
86. Singing jazz.
88. 16 ounces.
92. Ctenophores lacking tentacles.
95. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
98. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
100. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
101. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
102. A horse used to set the pace in racing.
103. Type genus of the Majidae.
104. A strong emotion.
105. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
106. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds.
107. A primeval personification of air and breath.
108. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.

DOWN

1. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
2. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
3. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. State in northeastern India.
5. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
6. South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax.
7. An awl for making small holes for brads or small screws.
8. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
9. English essayist (1775-1834).
10. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity.
11. An oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract.
12. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
13. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
14. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
15. A squeaking sound.
25. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
27. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
28. Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921).
31. Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity.
33. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
36. Milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta.
37. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
43. English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704).
44. Measure of the US economy adopted in 1991.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
49. Continuing forever or indefinitely.
53. Characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment.
56. In or belonging to the air or operating (for or by means of aircraft or elevated cables) in the air.
57. Writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature).
59. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
61. Payment due by the recipient on delivery.
62. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
63. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
64. Before noon.
69. A branch of the Tai languages.
74. 1 species.
75. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
76. Protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water.
77. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
78. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
81. An attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player.
82. An uproarious party.
84. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
85. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
87. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
89. Strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
90. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
91. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
92. The bill in a restaurant.
93. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
94. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
96. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
97. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
99. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).

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