1. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
5. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
9. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
13. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
16. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
18. An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle.
19. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
20. Perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves.
22. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
24. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
25. A drama set to music.
26. The form of RNA that attaches the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA).
28. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
29. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
30. A three-tone Chadic language.
32. Divulge information or secrets.
35. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. Elegant and stylish.
43. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
46. Out of bed.
50. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
52. The fourth month of the civil year.
53. A European river.
54. The whiteness that results from removing the color from something.
56. The back side of the neck.
57. Negation of a word or group of words.
58. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
63. Gather, as of as crops.
65. A card game for 2 players.
66. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
67. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
69. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
70. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
71. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
73. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
75. A state in north central United States.
77. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
81. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
83. A person of unquestioning obedience.
86. (Brit) An area of open or forested country.
89. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
92. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
93. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
96. A sudden short attack.
98. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
99. Being nine more than eighty.
100. The verbal act of offering.
101. Rounded like an egg.
102. A light touch or stroke.
103. A strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide.
104. Not reflecting light.
105. A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
106. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
107. A heavy precious metallic element.

1. The superior of an abbey of monks.
2. An elevated geological formation.
3. An athlete who plays basketball.
4. Of or relating to the language of the Hebrews.
5. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
6. A very attractive or seductive looking woman.
7. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
8. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
11. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
12. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
13. The capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island.
14. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
15. An advantageous purchase.
21. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
23. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
27. The capital of Morocco.
29. Lower in esteem.
31. Cause to be embarrassed.
33. Make less active or intense.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. A benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin.
39. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
41. Freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail.
42. Someone who cuts and delivers ice.
44. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
45. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture.
47. A vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line.
48. Type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales.
49. A used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads.
51. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
55. Charge falsely or with malicious intent.
59. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
60. Tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.
61. Not only so, but.
62. A motley assortment of things.
64. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
68. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
72. Small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra.
74. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
76. The third canonical hour.
78. (sometimes followed by `of') Having or showing realization or perception.
79. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
80. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
82. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
84. Made of or covered with wax.
85. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
87. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
88. The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference.
90. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
91. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
94. A master's degree in fine arts.
95. Made warm or hot.
97. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.