Crossword Puzzle Number 7890 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. (computer science) The part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing.
4. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
9. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
13. Gone by.
16. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
17. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
18. A French abbot.
19. The last (12th) month of the year.
20. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
21. Annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil.
23. United States film actor (1899-1957).
25. Handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute.
27. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
28. Greek mythology.
29. Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930).
30. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
32. A slight amount or degree of difference.
33. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
35. A genus of Cricetidae.
39. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
44. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
48. A slow pace of running.
50. Plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha.
51. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
52. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
53. A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine.
55. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
56. Highly seasoned cut of smoked beef.
57. Resembling the action of a machine.
59. A successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).
60. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
63. Botfly larva.
64. A unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm.
67. Wool of the alpaca.
68. A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt.
70. East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense.
71. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
72. A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative.
73. A tributary of the Ohio River.
78. Someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals).
83. God of love and erotic desire.
87. A scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture.
90. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
91. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
92. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
94. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
95. A master's degree in fine arts.
96. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
97. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
98. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
99. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.

DOWN

1. The first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War.
2. A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.
3. A period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use.
4. Shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb.
5. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
6. A vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles.
7. Squash bugs.
8. (botany) Especially of leaves.
9. Offering fun and gaiety.
10. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
11. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
12. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
13. Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.
14. Small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers.
15. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
22. A mountain in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast.
24. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
26. Inject with libidinal energy.
31. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
34. Tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.
36. The face veil worn by Muslim women.
37. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
38. A native-born Israeli.
40. An oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. A skeletal muscle arising from the tibia.
43. (Babylonian) The sky god.
45. A small cloth bag filled with dried beans.
46. An abdominal tumor.
47. A mental representation of some haunting experience.
49. A firearm that is held and fired with one hand.
54. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
58. Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in Eastern spiritual values (1877-1962).
61. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
62. The cry made by sheep.
65. Any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon.
66. A member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan.
69. Toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric.
74. An oil port in southern Iraq.
75. Ludicrously odd.
76. A Russian river.
77. Jordan's port.
78. In operation or operational.
79. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
80. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
81. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
82. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
84. The highest level or degree attainable.
85. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
86. The sixth month of the civil year.
88. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
89. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
93. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.

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