1. An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly).
4. A city in the European part of Russia.
8. A lump of hard consolidated mineral matter.
12. A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum.
16. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
17. Chocolate cookie with white cream filling.
18. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
19. A set of two similar things considered as a unit.
20. A rapid bustling commotion.
21. French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827).
23. The capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan.
24. Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view.
26. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
28. German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851).
29. English monk and scholar (672-735).
30. Being two more than fifty.
31. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
33. Employed in accomplishing something.
36. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
38. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
41. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
42. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
44. The 8th letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. Being nine more than forty.
48. Gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas.
50. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
54. A means of serving.
55. Deficient in amount or quality or extent.
58. (Norse mythology) God of poetry and music.
59. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
60. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
62. And nothing more.
64. The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life.
65. (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld.
67. Type genus of the Sialidae.
69. The universal time coordinated when an event is received on Earth.
70. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
71. The quality of being mediate.
74. Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in Eastern spiritual values (1877-1962).
76. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
77. Unpleasantly stern.
78. A battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC).
81. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
83. A mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high).
87. United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821).
91. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
93. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
94. (Greek mythology) The winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology.
96. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
98. Tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites.
99. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
100. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
101. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
102. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.

1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
2. A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer.
3. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
4. A person active in party politics.
5. Remove from memory or existence.
6. A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs.
7. Designating a solution containing 1 mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent.
8. The act of receiving.
9. A European river.
10. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
11. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
12. A state of commotion and loud confused noise.
13. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
14. Dwell (archaic).
15. A port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city.
22. Come into existence.
25. Aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century.
27. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
32. A radioactive transuranic element.
34. A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.
35. A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth.
37. The range within which a voice can be heard.
39. (Babylonian) In older pantheon.
40. Terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots.
43. A republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States.
45. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
46. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
49. A fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle.
51. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis.
52. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
53. A gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it).
56. (Norse mythology) The chief race of gods living at Asgard.
57. Anchovy pear tree.
61. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
63. A Loloish language.
66. A side road little traveled (as in the countryside).
68. A derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women.
72. German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915).
73. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
75. Jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds.
76. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
79. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') End v 1.
80. A car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors.
81. A master's degree in business.
82. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
84. A Russian river.
85. United States poet and critic (1899-1979).
86. A thin strip (wood or metal).
88. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
89. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
90. A quantity of no importance.
92. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
95. A state in New England.
97. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.