1. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
4. Genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees.
12. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
15. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
16. Veloute sauce seasoned with herbs and shallots and capers.
17. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
18. Considerate and solicitous care.
19. A mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak).
20. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.
21. Go with, fall together.
23. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
25. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
26. A glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions.
29. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
30. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
31. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
35. Locate and correct errors in a computer program code.
40. Used of physical heat.
41. By bad luck.
43. Stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals.
45. Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.
47. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
50. English essayist (1775-1834).
51. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
52. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
53. Drawn or written with a pencil.
55. A motley assortment of things.
58. Highly excited.
59. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
60. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
62. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
63. The brightest star in Cygnus.
65. (used of opinions and actions) Far beyond the norm.
68. Bottle that has a narrow neck.
71. Any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers.
73. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
75. Any of various small biting flies.
76. (Sumerian and Akkadian) A demon personifying death.
79. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
80. The time that has elapsed.
81. (trademark) A piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief.
82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

1. The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration.
2. A mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten.
3. Made from baking chocolate or cocoa powder and milk and sugar.
4. The evaluation of something in terms of its price.
5. A blank gap or missing part.
6. Report or maintain.
7. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
8. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
9. A genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers.
10. The local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England.
11. Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784).
12. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
13. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
14. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
22. (grammar) An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence.
24. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
27. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
28. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
32. Uncomfortably cool.
33. With honey added.
34. Not subject to change or variation especially in behavior.
36. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
37. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
38. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
39. A small cut of meat including part of a rib.
42. Found along western Atlantic coast.
44. Deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers.
46. A comedian who uses gags.
48. A person who is paid to pray for the soul of another.
49. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
54. A flowing together (as of rivers).
56. Expose to fresh air, as of old clothing.
57. A state of southwestern India.
61. An extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America).
64. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
66. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
67. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
69. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
70. God of love and erotic desire.
72. A liquid used for printing or writing or drawing.
74. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
77. A state in New England.
78. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.