Crossword Puzzle Number 6858 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
5. Any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers.
13. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
17. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
18. Of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture.
19. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
20. Any handsome young man.
22. (Hinduism or Buddhism) A sacred word or syllable repeated in prayer or meditation.
23. (Scottish) A narrow secluded valley (in the mountains).
24. The provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada).
26. Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
28. Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire.
30. Down feather of young birds.
32. An audiotape recording of sound.
33. The brightest star in Ursa Minor.
36. A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada.
39. A hostel for pilgrims in Turkey.
43. A legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations.
44. Failing in what duty requires.
46. Guinea fowl.
48. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
49. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
51. Someone skilled in shooting.
55. A bar of sand.
58. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
59. Spherical in shape.
60. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
62. Large arboreal boa of tropical South America.
64. Formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water.
65. An authoritative person who divines the future.
68. A person responsible for hiring workers.
69. A notable achievement.
72. A line made of twisted fibers or threads.
73. God of the earth.
74. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
75. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
77. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
82. 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.
86. Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood.
89. Having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation.
91. The month following February and preceding April.
92. A branch of the Tai languages.
93. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
95. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
96. A city in the European part of Russia.
97. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
98. A noisy riotous fight.
99. A small cake leavened with yeast.
100. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.

DOWN

1. Disposed to avoid notice.
2. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
3. (archaic) Utterly cast down.
4. A group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales.
5. Inflammation of a breast (or udder).
6. Before noon.
7. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
8. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
9. Tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.
10. Of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base.
11. Give a spanking to.
12. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
13. Measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle.
14. Freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail.
15. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
16. Ring loudly and deeply, as of bells.
21. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
25. In operation or operational.
27. A city in northern Uganda.
29. A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.
31. Small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters.
34. An inhabitant of an island.
35. Conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value.
37. A failure to maintain a higher state.
38. Proceed or issue forth, as from a source.
40. A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely.
41. The square of a body of any size of type.
42. Individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell.
45. Not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol).
47. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
50. Earlier in time.
52. German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910).
53. Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain.
54. British writer of short stories (1870-1916).
56. A barge or barge-like vessel used for dredging.
57. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
61. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips.
63. Unsegmented worms.
66. Charge falsely or with malicious intent.
67. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
70. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
71. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
76. Leafless East Indian vine.
78. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
79. Common Indian weaverbird.
80. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
81. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
83. An Asian river between China and Russia.
84. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
85. Toward the mouth or oral region.
87. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
88. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
90. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
94. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.

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