1. Top part of an apron.
4. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
9. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
13. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
16. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
17. Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light.
18. Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs.
19. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
20. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
21. An innocuous or inert medication.
23. A midday meal.
25. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
27. The triad of divinities of later Hinduism.
28. Avatar of Vishnu.
29. Very large white gannet with black wing tips.
31. (British) An informer or spy working for the police.
32. Being six more than fifty.
34. A state in northwestern North America.
35. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
37. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
38. A girl or young woman who is unmarried.
40. A radioactive transuranic element that is similar to uranium.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. American warbler.
49. Type genus of the Anatidae.
52. An enemy who lays siege to your position.
53. Moths whose larvae are cutworms.
56. Income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments.
57. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
58. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
59. A major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world.
62. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
63. Italian poet (1569-1625).
65. A sodium salt of carbonic acid.
66. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
69. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
71. Made of fir or pine.
73. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
74. Immediately following in time or order.
75. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
77. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
79. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
81. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
83. The act of scanning.
86. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
89. A doctor's degree in music.
92. Spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun.
94. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
95. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
96. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
97. A formal expression of praise.
99. Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame.
102. (informal) Roused to anger.
103. Automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes.
104. Make amendments to.
105. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
106. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
107. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.

1. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
2. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
3. As the agent of or on someone's part.
4. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
5. Containing or filled with salt.
6. The sixth month of the civil year.
7. A toxic protein extracted from castor beans.
8. Relating to the blood vessels or blood.
9. A knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain).
10. Being one more than one.
11. A group of islands in the West Indies.
12. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
13. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
14. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
15. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
24. (trademark) A light plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter.
26. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
30. Tag the base runner to get him out.
33. (Norse mythology) Race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir.
36. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. Used as an Italian courtesy title.
41. (often followed by `of') Not aware.
44. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
46. A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart.
47. Teach new skills.
48. Causing fear or dread or terror.
50. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
51. About three feet long exclusive of tail.
54. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
55. A prophet of the first century.
60. A blind god.
61. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
64. Have in mind as a purpose.
67. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
68. Leave a camp.
70. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
72. Capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning.
73. A group of islands in the West Indies.
76. A port city in southwestern Iran.
78. (British) Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms.
80. State in northeastern India.
81. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
82. Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers.
84. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
85. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
87. The tissue forming the hard outer layer of e.g. a fruit.
88. A Hindu prince or king in India.
90. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
91. An informal term for a father.
93. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
98. 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.
100. One million periods per second.
101. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.