Crossword Puzzle Number 8091 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. A period of time spent sleeping.
4. A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs.
8. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
12. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
16. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
17. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
18. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
19. An informal term for a father.
20. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
22. A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast.
25. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
28. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
30. Very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants.
32. Of or relating to or near the coccyx.
37. A collection of excerpts from a literary work.
41. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
42. A major god.
44. 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal.
45. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
46. A member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along the Missouri river in western North Dakota.
50. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
51. The act of drawing or hauling something.
52. A habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying).
53. A small island.
55. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
56. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
58. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
59. A lump of material formed from the content of a liquid.
60. Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds.
62. A large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria.
64. Soreness and warmth caused by friction.
65. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
68. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
70. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
71. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
73. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
75. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
76. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
80. A small carriage in which a baby or child is pushed around.
83. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
85. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
87. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
88. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.
90. French artist who immigrated to the United States.
93. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
95. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
96. A French abbot.
97. A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.
99. Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view.
100. A type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel.
101. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
102. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
103. Type genus of the Hylidae.
104. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.

DOWN

1. A quantity of no importance.
2. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
3. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
4. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
5. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
6. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
7. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
8. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
9. 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.
10. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
11. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
12. A driver who exceeds the safe speed limit.
13. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
14. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
15. Serving as or forming a base.
21. Characterized by friendship and good will.
23. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
24. The capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river.
26. Antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA.
27. Toward the mouth or oral region.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. An associate degree in nursing.
33. Any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits.
34. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
35. An informal term for a father.
36. Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920).
38. Arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments.
39. A departure.
40. Work with in a non-serious manner.
43. Small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur.
47. Bound or secured closely.
48. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
49. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
54. Any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes.
57. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
61. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
63. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
66. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed.
67. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
69. (Bible) The archangel who was the messenger of God.
72. A flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.
74. A thick and heavy shoe.
77. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
78. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
79. United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931).
81. Affect with wonder.
82. Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves.
84. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
86. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
89. God of love and erotic desire.
91. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
92. A master's degree in fine arts.
94. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
98. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.

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