1. Inquire about.
4. Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties.
8. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
12. Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832).
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
18. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
19. Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776).
20. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
21. A beautiful and graceful girl.
22. Cause annoyance in.
23. Large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox.
24. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
26. Heavy filling (and usually starchy) food.
29. Being one more than two.
31. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
32. Loss of the ability to move a body part.
33. A South American river.
36. Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk.
38. A primeval personification of air and breath.
39. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
42. The basic unit of money in Ethiopia.
46. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
47. The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999).
50. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
51. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
52. Very dark black.
55. (Greek legend) The greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold.
57. Reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen.
59. The basic unit of money in Yemen.
60. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
61. Having winglike extensions.
62. That is to say.
63. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
66. (anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium.
67. A partly sheltered anchorage.
69. Type genus of the Anatidae.
70. An associate degree in nursing.
72. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125.
74. A thin coat of water-base paint.
75. 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.
78. Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
79. Any activity that is easy to do.
83. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
84. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
85. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
88. A genus of Indriidae.
89. Make off with belongings of others.
91. Being nine more than ninety.
93. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
94. (New Testament) Disciple of Jesus.
96. An informal term for a father.
98. The seed of the cereal grass.
99. One thousandth of a second.
100. An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center.
101. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
102. A humorous anecdote or remark.

1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. God of love and erotic desire.
4. A proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya.
5. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
6. Affected manners intended to impress others.
7. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
8. A building where prostitutes are available.
9. Small creeping evergreen shrubs.
10. Natural qualities or talents.
11. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
12. Long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened.
13. Of or pertaining to hearing or the ear.
14. South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950).
15. United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (born in 1935).
25. A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys.
27. English playwright (1929-1994).
28. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
30. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
34. Of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture.
35. Either of 2 species of the genus Roridula.
37. A gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals.
40. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
41. An elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond.
43. Extremely robust.
44. (trademark) An antacid.
45. Refresh one's memory.
48. Small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers.
49. Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats).
53. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
54. Single because of death of the spouse.
56. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
58. A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.
64. Pertaining to forces or mental processes outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws.
65. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
68. A city and port in northern Jutland.
69. South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950).
71. The capital of the Bahamas.
73. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
76. Insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs.
77. Squash bugs.
80. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
81. The central area of a church.
82. An expression of greeting.
86. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
87. A brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost.
90. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
92. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
93. 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).
95. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
97. A colorless and odorless inert gas.