1: The process of giving careful thought to something.

7: Flying Brits, initially

9: Little green men, briefly

11: Antonym of 'higher.'

12: Charged particle

13: A sudden unforeseen crisis that requires immediate action.

14: You can often find this animal at a large aquarium.

16: Harmed or injured or spoiled; 'I won't buy any ______ goods.'

18: Synonym of 'likewise' and 'as well'.

20: 'I'm not ______ to go out to play today.'

23: Taking care or paying attention; 'They listened very ______.'

26: A type of fuel.

27: Back and sides of a pig, eaten in strips.

29: A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves.

30: A title used before the name of knight or baronet.

31: Hat for a computer user?

1: Support or hold in a certain manner; 'He ______ himself upright.'

2: 'We need a solution. Do you have any good ______?'

3: Lying toward or situated in the east.

4: Contraction for 'I will.'

5: __ town: recently arrived

6: The act of carrying something.

8: Antonym of 'initial.'

10: 'Jane was ______ of me the whole race.'

15: She ______ to go see the doctor because she felt ill.

17: Basic unit: Abbr.

19: Greens either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.

20: 'Please don't do that ______, it's irritating.'

21: Plural form of 'wage.'

22: Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of.

23: A small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area.

24: Speed competitions held at a specified time on a regular course; 'My grandpa is a big fan of horse ______.'

25: She ______ a lot of questions.

28: '... ___ any drop to drink' (Coleridge)