1. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
4. An oil port in southern Iraq.
9. A sign of something about to happen.
13. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
16. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
17. Nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia.
18. Very light colored.
19. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
20. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
21. Liquid excretory product.
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
23. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
24. A republic on the west coast of Africa.
26. Gain in value, as of a currency.
29. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
31. An intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving.
32. An often persistent bodily disorder or disease.
34. The value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis.
39. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
40. A city and port in northern Jutland.
43. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
46. A French abbot.
47. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
52. Depending on free oxygen or air.
55. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
56. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
58. Towards the side away from the wind.
59. A streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine.
61. A sizeable hole (usually in the ground).
65. Considerate and solicitous care.
66. A state in northwestern North America.
68. Being ahead of time or need.
72. In such a manner as could not be otherwise.
74. Clean or orderly.
76. Marked by great carelessness.
78. Place or set apart.
83. A small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal.
85. For fear that.
87. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
88. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
89. Handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle.
92. (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld.
93. A member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona.
94. Remove surgically.
96. The Fate who spins the thread of life.
97. The chief solid component of mammalian urine.
98. Impaired by diminution.
99. Showily imitative of art or artists.

1. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. A sultanate in northwestern Borneo.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. A disorderly outburst or tumult.
7. The conversion of waste land into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation.
8. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen).
9. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
10. Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine.
11. Oil palms.
12. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
13. (of panes of glass) Fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead.
14. Of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture.
15. Elevated open grassland in southern Africa.
25. Poorly stated or described.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. Only the bowfins.
30. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
33. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
35. Like a baby especially in dependence.
36. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
37. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
38. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
41. Denuded of leaves.
42. A slender double-reed instrument.
44. Evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries.
45. Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).
49. An ordered reference standard.
50. A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water.
53. Submerged freshwater perennials.
54. A genus of Nymphalidae.
57. An uproarious party.
60. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
62. A plant fiber used for making rope.
63. Pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion.
64. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
67. 1 species.
68. A sultanate in northwestern Borneo.
69. A tube in which a body fluid circulates.
70. A person trained to compete in sports.
71. Type genus of the Balaenidae.
72. (of panes of glass) Fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead.
73. The act of escaping physically.
75. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
77. Of the insects in the chrysalis (cocoon) or post larval stage.
78. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
79. (literary) Spirited horse for state or war.
80. Tree (as opposed to shrub).
81. Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing.
82. An analytic or interpretive literary composition.
84. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
86. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
90. A widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow.
91. Type genus of the Muridae.
95. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.