Crossword Puzzle Number 7990 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound.
4. Full of flavor.
9. Noisy talk.
13. Tag the base runner to get him out.
16. Being two more than fifty.
17. Squash bugs.
18. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
19. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
20. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
21. United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933).
22. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
23. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
24. Jordan's port.
26. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
28. Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924).
30. Russian country house.
31. A fractional monetary unit of several countries.
34. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
36. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
38. Type genus of the Anatidae.
41. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
44. A state of equilibrium.
46. The unit of frequency.
47. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
51. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
53. A man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat.
57. Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
58. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
59. Used of a single unit or thing.
60. Be confusing or perplexing to.
62. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
63. Characteristic of false pride.
65. Small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib.
68. An Eskimo hut.
70. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
71. (Sumerian) God of the air and king of the Sumerian gods.
72. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
73. The second largest state.
80. A minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services.
82. Well matched.
83. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
87. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
88. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
91. Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk.
93. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
94. A liquid used for printing or writing or drawing.
95. A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century.
96. A dry cold north wind in SE France.
97. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
98. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
99. A mournful poem.
100. Large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas.
101. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).

DOWN

1. Appeal or request earnestly.
2. A Nilotic language.
3. Of a pale purple color.
4. A deep bow.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. Fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts.
7. A river in southeastern France.
8. Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981).
9. Not only so, but.
10. The month following March and preceding May.
11. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
12. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
13. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders.
14. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
15. A small cake leavened with yeast.
25. A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia.
27. Comb-plate or locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused.
29. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
32. Tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries.
33. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. Congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters).
39. (meteorology) Of an air current or wind.
40. A mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high).
42. Being of the age 13 through 19.
43. A descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point.
45. Type genus of the Albuginaceae.
50. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
52. Australasian kingfishers.
54. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
55. German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947).
56. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
61. A visual presentation showing how something works.
64. Widely known and esteemed.
66. English Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718).
67. The craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance).
69. A salt or ester of oxalic acid.
70. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
74. (South African) An ear of corn.
75. A town in central Belgium.
76. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
77. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.
78. A special loved one.
79. Tall hat.
81. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
82. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
84. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
85. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
86. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
89. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
90. A periodic paperback publication.
92. United States architect (born in China in 1917).

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