1: Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances.

5: Of the highest quality.

6: '___ Blas' (LeSage novel)

7: Life at an old newsstand?

9: Synonym of 'hard' or 'tough.'

11: A sudden unforeseen crisis that requires immediate action.

2: Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.

3: Making impure; 'Those factories there are ______ the ocean, killing the fish.'

4: 'A Chorus Line' showstopper

5: A bird or reptile might lay one of these.

7: React to a loss

8: Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.

10: Charge