| 1 | | Bushes, hedges, or trees trimmed
into decorative shapes (9) |
| 2 | | Ask (someone) to marry you (7) |
| 3 | | To compress a computer file for
storage or transmission (3) |
| 4 | | Topsy-_____ (5) |
| 5 | | Pamela (name) abbreviated form (3) |
| 6 | | Heron with long ornamental feathers (5) |
| 7 | | A usually-underground, horizontal
stem of a plant (7) |
| 8 | | Snug: fitting the body very closely (5) |
| 12 | | The subject matter of a
conversation or discussion (5) |
| 14 | | Greek author of fables (5) |
| 18 | | Eight performers or singers who
perform together (5) |
| 19 | | A vertical fold in cloth or other
material, usually one of a number,
sewn into position or pressed flat (5) |
| 20 | | A spot that is open late at night
and that provides entertainment (9) |
| 22 | | A bid or contract to play a hand
of cards without a trump suit,
especially in bridge (2 5) |
| 24 | | A sudden disaster, defeat, or
humiliating failure (7) |
| 25 | | Organ located behind the sternum (5) |
| 26 | | (KNO3) used especially as a
fertilizer and explosive (5) |
| 27 | | Someone who dislikes the stated
thing: He thinks I'm a real man-_____ (5) |
| 30 | | Utter a cry, characteristic of
crows, rooks, or ravens (3) |
| 32 | | A number of sheets of paper
fastened together along one edge (3) |