Crossword Puzzle Number 6879 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Rate of revolution of a motor.
4. Asian rat snakes.
9. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
13. A shape that sags.
16. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
17. Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks.
18. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
19. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
20. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
21. Of or like a cecum.
22. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
23. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
24. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
26. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
27. A villainous Jew in Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist".
30. A town in west central Florida on the Gulf of Mexico.
33. A large mass of ice floating at sea.
34. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
35. Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order.
36. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
37. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
39. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
40. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
43. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
47. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
50. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
52. An underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea v 1.
53. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
55. 100 thebe equal 1 pula.
58. A young woman making her debut into society.
59. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
60. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
61. Yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh.
62. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
64. Type genus of the Tetraonidae.
66. Of or belonging to an enemy.
67. Brightest star in Centaurus.
68. 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.
69. The fifth day of the week.
71. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
73. Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center.
74. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
75. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
77. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
78. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
80. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
81. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
83. Look at with amorous intentions.
87. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
88. A doctor's degree in religion.
89. Relating to the blood vessels or blood.
92. An anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as guilt about surviving or reliving the trauma in dreams or numbness and lack of involvement with reality or recurrent thoughts and images.
95. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
97. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
99. How long something has existed.
102. A Loloish language.
104. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
105. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
106. A person to whom money is paid.
107. Young sheep.
108. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
109. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.

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1. A flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries.
2. Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet.
3. The capital of Lesotho.
4. A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia.
5. Tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads.
6. A member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
7. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
8. Combining form.
9. An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).
10. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.
11. A mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high).
12. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
13. Lean end of the neck.
14. A means of serving.
15. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
25. 1 species.
28. A French abbot.
29. Wood of a sumac.
31. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
32. An ardent early supporter of a cause or reform.
38. Any of various widely distributed beetles.
41. Beer brewed for immediate consumption.
42. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
44. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
45. The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall).
46. Italian operatic soprano (born in 1922).
48. Any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers.
49. A member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho.
51. A republic in eastern Africa.
54. The cry made by sheep.
56. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
57. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
65. Pull back or move away or backward.
70. A tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs.
71. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
72. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
76. Give pleasure to.
77. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
79. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
82. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
84. Give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role.
85. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
86. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
87. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
90. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
91. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
92. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
93. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
94. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
96. Call upon in supplication.
98. The bill in a restaurant.
100. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
101. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
103. A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters.

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