1. the science of matter and energy and their interactions

3. the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies

5. the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems

7. a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons

8. a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

10. an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend

11. immeasurably small

2. the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,

4. the philosophical study of moral values and rules

6. a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white

9. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

12. in a tasteful way