1: Singular of elves

3: A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; a ______ of golf clubs.

6: A piece of cloth used to mend or cover a hole.

8: Hard hats, e.g.

9: Book before Esth.

10: Separated in place or position or time.

11: 'Fat chance!'

14: Possessive form of 'it.'

16: The only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman mythology.

17: Specified in advance; any ______ day.

18: A short sleep.

19: 1949 UN entrant

20: Impart skills or knowledge to.

21: Pro __

23: Author of The Old Man and the Sea

25: A piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more legs.

26: Prevent from being seen or discovered.

27: To not tell the truth is to tell a ______.

1: Red dye used in a biology lab

2: Comes before sixth.

3: The general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.

4: One of the digits of the foot.

5: Knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; after high school, some people go on to post-secondary ______.

6: Lab measuring tube

7: Turn in

11: A framework for holding wood that is being sawed.

12: Synonym of 'careless'

13: Don't judge a book by its ______.

15: Beach frequenter

16: To make plain and comprehensible; define.

20: Take a sample of.

21: A rectangular piece of absorbent cloth or paper for drying or wiping.

22: By chance.

24: __-jongg