1. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
5. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
9. A subdivision of a particular kind of thing.
13. A secret society of white Southerners to resist Black emancipation.
16. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
17. Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776).
18. Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair.
19. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
20. Explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures.
21. A conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic "Reynard the Fox".
22. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
23. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
24. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. Either extremity of something that has length.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. Send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code.
33. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
36. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. A doctor's degree in optometry.
39. A refund of some fraction of the amount paid.
42. The highest level or degree attainable.
46. A widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow.
47. Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other.
50. Relating to or located near a tibia.
52. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
54. Small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico.
57. Leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion.
58. A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced.
60. Pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland).
61. An associate degree in applied science.
62. Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979).
63. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
64. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
65. Ragout of game in a rich sauce.
67. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
71. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
72. A sweet innocent baby.
74. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
75. Before noon.
76. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
79. A district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts.
81. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
84. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
86. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
87. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
90. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
91. Large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit.
94. 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.
96. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
97. Any plant of the genus Inula.
98. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
100. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
101. Make amends for.
102. Muslim name for God.
103. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
104. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

1. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
2. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
3. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
4. Rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey.
5. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
6. Japanese mathematical physicist who proposed that nuclear forces are mediated by massive particles called mesons which are analogous to the photon in mediating electromagnetic forces (1907-1981).
7. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
8. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
9. Informal terms for clothing.
10. (used of living things especially persons) In an early period of life or development or growth.
11. Marked by the reception of pay.
12. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
13. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
14. A small natural hill.
15. English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford Movement (1792-1866).
25. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
27. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
29. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
31. Made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood.
32. A radioactive transuranic element.
34. A mild rebuke or criticism.
35. Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe.
38. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
40. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
41. The housing or outer covering of something.
43. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
44. Tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.
45. A heavenly place (peaceful and beautiful) where those who are favored by the gods can go when they die.
48. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
49. An Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania.
51. Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills.
53. Situated at or extending to the side.
55. A motley assortment of things.
56. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
59. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
66. A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving.
68. A master's degree in business.
69. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
70. The face veil worn by Muslim women.
71. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
73. Accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine.
77. A member of the Moslem dynasty that ruled India until 1857.
78. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
80. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
82. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
83. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
84. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
85. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
88. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
89. God of love and erotic desire.
92. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
93. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
95. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
99. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.