1. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
4. With no effort to conceal.
8. Drive away by crying "shoo!".
12. A small hard fruit.
16. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
17. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
18. A twist or aberration.
19. Type genus of the family Ulvaceae.
20. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
21. Remove the yoke or harness from, as of a draft animal.
23. Special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc..
25. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
27. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
28. Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing.
29. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
32. An imaginary monster used to frighten children.
36. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
39. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
43. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
44. Any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae.
46. Stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut.
47. (prefix) Half or partial.
48. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
49. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
51. A master's degree in fine arts.
52. Highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried.
53. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
55. At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane.
57. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
58. A white secretion of the sebaceous glands of the foreskin.
61. Remaining after all deductions.
63. Hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves.
64. Of or relating to or near the nares.
65. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
66. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
68. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
70. A Mid-Atlantic state.
74. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
77. Of or like a cecum.
80. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
83. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
84. A member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
88. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
89. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
91. Chief port of Yemen.
93. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
94. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
95. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
96. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip.
97. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
98. A negative.
99. Brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes.
100. The highest level or degree attainable.
101. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

1. French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style (tight bodice and narrow waist and flowing pleated skirt) that became known as the New Look (1905-1957).
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
6. Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
7. A piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments.
8. An equal exchange.
9. A Loloish language.
10. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
11. A quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
12. Devoid of brightness or appeal.
13. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
14. Divisible by two.
15. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
24. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
26. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
30. A disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning.
31. One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse.
33. Lacking interest or spirit or animation.
34. Gin or vodka and lime juice.
35. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
37. Island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba.
38. White Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest.
40. Of or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its people or their language and culture.
41. A Berber living in northern Morocco.
42. In an irate manner.
45. A church associated with a monastery or convent.
50. An informal term for a father.
54. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
56. French composer (1803-1869).
59. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
60. Squash bugs.
62. An English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718).
67. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
69. (of groups of people) Tending to travel and change settlements frequently.
70. A quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
71. Lack of sight.
72. Flesh of large European flatfish.
73. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
75. Standing posture.
76. The basic unit of money in Macao.
78. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
79. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
81. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
82. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
85. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
86. God of love and erotic desire.
87. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
90. A very small circular shape.
92. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.