Crossword Puzzle Number 8008 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
4. A city in northwestern Switzerland.
9. Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales.
13. The cry made by sheep.
16. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
17. Lower in esteem.
18. Adopted in order to deceive.
19. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
20. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
21. Slightly wet.
23. A member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas.
25. Jordan's port.
27. A side road little traveled (as in the countryside).
29. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
30. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
31. Having odor or a characteristic odor.
33. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
38. (football) Of advancing the ball by throwing it.
41. South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931).
46. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
47. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
48. A postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory.
54. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
56. A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere.
57. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
58. 1 species.
60. French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524).
62. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
63. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
64. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
65. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
67. The state of being contaminated.
69. Channel into a new direction.
70. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
72. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
74. A small cake leavened with yeast.
78. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
86. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
91. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
92. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
94. Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity.
96. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
97. The habitation of wild animals.
98. Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979).
99. Avatar of Vishnu.
100. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.

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1. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
2. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
3. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
4. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
7. Catch sight of.
8. Australian moundbird.
9. British choreographer (1906-1988).
10. A blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people.
11. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
12. Perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America.
13. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
14. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
15. The capital of Western Samoa.
22. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
24. Any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas.
26. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
28. (usually followed by `with' or used in a combining form) Having items suspended on or from a support.
32. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
34. A hypothesis that is taken for granted.
36. Unrestrained by convention or morality.
39. A sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet.
40. The trait of behaving in an obscene manner.
42. The nail at the end of a toe.
43. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
44. Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats.
45. A momentary flash of light.
49. A small lump or protuberance.
50. Joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis.
51. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
52. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
53. The opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus.
55. A person who eats human flesh.
59. The seventh and last day of the week.
61. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
66. Port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland.
68. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions.
71. A soft silvery metallic element.
73. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
75. A public promotion of some product or service.
76. A bachelor's degree in theology.
77. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
79. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
80. Earn on some commercial or business transaction.
81. King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him.
82. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
83. The 6th letter of the Greek alphabet.
84. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
85. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
87. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
88. The products of human creativity.
89. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
90. The month following March and preceding May.
93. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
95. Before noon.

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