Crossword Puzzle Number 6750 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A police officer who investigates crimes.
4. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
8. A Russian river.
12. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
17. Wrap us in a cerecloth, as of a corpse.
18. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
19. An informal term for a father.
20. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
21. Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935).
23. A native of ancient Troy.
25. Derived by copying something else.
27. State in northeastern India.
29. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
30. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
31. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
33. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi.
36. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
38. A cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles.
42. A city in northwestern Syria.
45. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. Type genus of the Upupidae.
50. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
51. A white trivalent metallic element.
52. The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid).
54. Trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant.
57. A notice of someone's death.
59. The Palestinian uprising (beginning in 1987) against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
61. Any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland.
62. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
63. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
64. An associate degree in nursing.
66. (computer science) A graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface.
67. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
71. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels.
73. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
74. Having winglike extensions.
75. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
76. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
79. A Mid-Atlantic state.
80. A public promotion of some product or service.
81. Using the voice in song.
83. A fraudulent business scheme.
85. The act of scanning.
90. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
93. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
95. Advanced in years.
98. Toward the mouth or oral region.
99. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
100. Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe.
101. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
102. 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).
103. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
104. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
105. A genus of Mustelidae.
106. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.

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1. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
2. (prefix) Within.
3. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
4. The highest level or degree attainable.
5. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
6. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
7. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
8. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
9. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
10. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
11. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
12. The month following March and preceding May.
13. An informal term for a father.
14. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
15. Long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
22. The act of escaping physically.
24. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
26. A Greek island west of Greece.
28. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
32. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
34. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
35. North American water snakes.
37. Lacking gonads.
39. Large American feline resembling a lion.
40. Providing protective supervision.
41. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
43. A hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom.
44. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
47. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
49. Of or relating an apse.
53. (Greek mythology) Goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare.
55. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
56. A writing implement with a point from which ink flows.
58. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
60. Unable to meet financial obligations.
65. Any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals.
68. (Judeo-Christian religion) Chief spirit of evil and adversary of God.
69. A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine.
70. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
72. Baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables.
73. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
77. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
78. An Asian temple.
82. A state of sanctification by God.
83. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
84. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
85. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
86. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
87. An elaborate song for solo voice.
88. Type genus of the Majidae.
89. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
91. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
92. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
94. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
96. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
97. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.

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