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1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. The compass point that is one point south of southwest.
8. Shift from one side of the ship to the other.
12. A Loloish language.
16. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
17. A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.
18. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
19. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.
20. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
21. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
23. (Old Testament) A son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel.
25. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
27. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
28. Elder brother of Krishna.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
34. Jordan's port.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. 3 to 30 gigahertz.
43. A republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.
44. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element.
45. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
51. A state in New England.
53. Oblong cream puff.
55. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
56. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
59. A large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.
61. Affected manners intended to impress others.
62. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
63. Any plant of the genus Eryngium.
65. Enclose in, or as if in, a case "my feet were encased in mud.".
67. Inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia).
68. A genus of Ploceidae.
70. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
71. (archaic) Of persons.
74. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
76. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
78. A state in New England.
81. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
82. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
84. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
86. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
88. Give over.
90. A colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin.
94. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
98. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
99. The bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids.
101. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
103. Costing 10 dollars.
104. The positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm.
106. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
107. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
108. Having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement.
109. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
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1. (heraldry) An ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield.
2. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
3. The highest level or degree attainable.
4. Standard temperature and pressure.
5. English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723).
6. Frivolous banter.
7. A hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum.
8. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
9. A cruel and brutal fellow.
10. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
11. Lacking external ears.
12. An Asian river between China and Russia.
13. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
14. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
15. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
22. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
26. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
29. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. A genus of Malayan tree.
35. Of or related to the sacred texts of Islam.
36. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
38. Gradually decreasing in tempo and volume.
40. A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods.
41. A person with a strong desire for something.
42. A container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video.
46. (computer science) A rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input.
47. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
49. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system.
52. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
54. Censure severely or angrily.
57. Any location known for vice and corruption.
58. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
60. Lace again.
64. Usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first.
66. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
69. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
72. Bearing or marked with a label or tag.
73. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
75. A long-playing phonograph record.
77. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
79. Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats.
80. Come into possession of.
83. Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves.
84. A state in New England.
85. United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902).
87. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
89. Fallow deer.
91. A city in southeastern Sweden.
92. In or of the present month.
93. A stock exchange in New York.
94. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) Quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.
95. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
96. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
97. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
100. A boy or man.
102. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
105. An associate degree in nursing.
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