1. an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest

2. get a tan, from wind or sun

3. a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

6. evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

8. a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

10. a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

11. a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows

4. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

5. a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine

7. a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

9. of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

12. a contest between athletes