| 2 | | Failure to be present (7) |
| 3 | | Set in from the margin (6) |
| 4 | | A young woman (4) |
| 5 | | A strong current of air (4) |
| 6 | | A businessman who buys or sells
for another in exchange for a
commission (6) |
| 7 | | The ability to identify with and
understand somebody else's feelings or difficulties (7) |
| 8 | | The act of bestowing as a gift; a
conferring or imparting (6) |
| 9 | | A lightweight freestanding open-
sided canopy for use in a garden,
usually as a sunshade (6) |
| 13 | | A small cucumber. Use: pickling. (7) |
| 14 | | Something (such as parsley)
added to a dish for flavor or
decoration (7) |
| 15 | | Closely or significantly related;
relevant; pertinent (7) |
| 20 | | A white or colorless mineral
consisting of hydrated calcium
sulfate. Use: cement, plaster,
fertilizers (6) |
| 21 | | A person who is one of the first
from another country or region to
explore or settle a new area (7) |
| 23 | | Land, or an area of land, measured
in acres (7) |
| 24 | | Spring gushing hot water and steam (6) |
| 25 | | Conversation about the personal
details of other people's lives, whether rumor or fact (6) |
| 26 | | Legendary creatures resembling
tiny old men (6) |
| 29 | | The arithmetic operation of summing (4) |
| 30 | | Hot alcoholic drink: a mixture of
alcohol, especially rum, and
water, now often served hot with
sugar and lemon juice (4) |