Crossword Puzzle Number 7823 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
5. Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves.
9. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
13. 10 grams.
16. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
17. An instinctive motive.
18. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
19. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
20. A large piece of something without definite shape.
21. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
23. A descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point.
25. (zoology) Pertaining to alulae.
27. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
29. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
30. Straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth.
35. Half the width of an em.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
40. A fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface).
44. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
46. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
48. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
50. A chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma).
51. An elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners).
53. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
54. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
55. Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something.
56. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs.
58. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
62. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
64. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
66. Canadian hockey player (born 1948).
67. Build again.
69. Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.
72. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
73. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
75. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
76. A tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle).
79. An acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash.
81. A person forced to flee from home or country.
83. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
84. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
86. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
87. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
88. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
90. Small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered.
93. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
97. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
99. United States film maker (1897-1991).
102. A rate that is rapid.
104. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
105. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
106. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
107. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
108. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
109. A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water.
110. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
111. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.

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1. A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
2. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
3. Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.
4. Board a plane.
5. In some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae.
6. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
7. Armor plate that protects the chest.
8. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
9. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
10. An associate degree in nursing.
11. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
12. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
13. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
14. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
15. Offering fun and gaiety.
22. A genus of Platalea.
24. A mountainous island in western Indonesia.
26. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
28. A master's degree in fine arts.
31. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
34. A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments).
37. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
39. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system.
41. Occurring at or dependent on a particular season.
42. Write upon.
43. Full of flavor.
45. Of textiles.
47. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
49. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
52. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
57. (biology) Having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft.
59. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
60. Battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943).
61. A barrier that serves to enclose an area.
63. Loose or flaccid body fat.
65. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
68. The face of a timepiece.
70. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
71. (used of certain religious orders) Barefoot or wearing only sandals.
74. Childcare during the day while parents work.
77. A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
78. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
80. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
82. The capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island.
85. Light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity).
89. The officer below the master on a commercial ship.
91. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
92. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
94. Type genus of the Pipidae.
95. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
96. Type genus of the Hylidae.
98. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
99. Used of a single unit or thing.
100. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
101. A small piece of cloth.
103. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.

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