Crossword Puzzle Number 7995 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
4. A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
9. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
13. The United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data.
16. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
17. Follower of Rastafarianism.
18. A white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans.
19. The fatty flesh of eel.
20. A Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu.
22. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
24. Flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point.
26. Australasian kingfishers.
27. Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656).
28. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
29. A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts.
31. Of or relating to located near the iris of the eye.
33. A person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud.
37. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
41. An arc-shaped whitish deposit sometimes seen in the cornea.
42. Long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron.
44. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
45. Praise, glorify, or honor.
46. Eliminate from the body.
49. Of a pale purple color.
51. A nettle yielding fiber resembling flax.
53. (medieval Europe) A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
54. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
55. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
56. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
57. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
58. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
60. A pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
62. A series of things depending on each other as if linked together.
63. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
64. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
65. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
67. An extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America).
69. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
72. Biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions.
75. Of or relating to a nail or claw or hoof.
77. Type genus of the Amiidae.
80. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
81. A band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain.
82. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
84. Any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound.
87. A state in the western United States.
88. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
90. A port city in southwestern Iran.
91. Preferred above all others and treated with partiality.
93. A small cake leavened with yeast.
95. Standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian.
96. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
97. A member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas.
98. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
99. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.

DOWN

1. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
2. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. Written matter preceding the main text of a book.
5. Woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist.
6. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
7. The local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England.
8. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
9. Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.
10. African terrestrial ferns.
11. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
12. Malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet.
13. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
14. Humble in spirit or manner.
15. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
21. A group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast.
23. Dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany.
25. Shockingly repellent.
30. A river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River.
32. Considerate and solicitous care.
34. English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966).
35. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly.
36. Either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose.
38. Any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors.
39. A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum.
40. Genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap.
43. Being deficient in moisture.
47. Soft blue-gray mineral.
48. Colloquial British abbreviation.
50. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
52. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
59. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
61. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
63. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
66. Any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium.
67. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
68. A city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz).
69. Malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet.
70. Related on the father's side.
71. With good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner.
73. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
74. Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war).
76. Widely known and esteemed.
77. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
78. A crime syndicate in the United States.
79. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
83. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
85. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
86. (prefix) Within.
89. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
90. A state in midwestern United States.
92. A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth.
94. A radioactive element of the actinide series.

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