Crossword Puzzle Number 7366 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
4. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
8. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
12. North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng.
16. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
17. In bed.
18. Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
19. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
20. Basic principles of the cosmos.
22. Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins).
24. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
25. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
26. Having a claw or claws.
28. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
30. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
32. A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
35. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
40. (Greek mythology) God of love.
41. A Russian river.
45. An airfield without normal airport facilities.
48. Having a dusty purplish pink color.
49. Standard temperature and pressure.
50. Lasting through all time.
51. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
52. Inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable.
55. Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of.
57. 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).
58. Avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1).
59. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
60. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
61. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
62. A state in southeastern United States.
63. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
66. Half the width of an em.
67. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wisdom.
70. A container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual).
73. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
74. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
75. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
76. Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses.
79. Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.
85. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
86. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
90. A bachelor's degree in library science.
91. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
92. Other than what is under consideration or implied.
93. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome.
94. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
95. (British) Informal term for information.
96. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
97. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
98. Advanced in years.

DOWN

1. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
2. Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations.
3. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
4. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
7. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
8. Existing or belonging to a time before a war.
9. An exhibition of cowboy skills.
10. (often followed by `for') Ardently or excessively desirous.
11. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
12. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
13. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
14. The compass point that is one point east of northeast.
15. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing.
21. Failing in what duty requires.
23. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
27. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
29. A stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune.
31. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
33. Of or relating to or characteristic of Eritrea or its people.
34. A state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility.
36. Mergansers and closely related diving birds.
37. Small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter.
38. A steep descent of the water of a river.
39. A crime that undermines the offender's government.
42. Any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit.
43. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
44. Relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce.
46. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
47. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
53. Grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan.
54. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
56. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
64. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
65. A small island.
68. A woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East.
69. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
71. 1 species.
72. A motley assortment of things.
77. Irish writer and wit (1854-1900).
78. Having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind.
80. The front of the head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.
81. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
82. Chief port of Yemen.
83. A city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
84. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
87. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
88. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
89. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.

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