2: 'Everyone knows that hens ______ eggs.'
3: Male possessive pronoun.
4: A piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more legs.
5: Author of The Old Man and the Sea
8: A line of track providing a runway for wheels.
9: A place for teaching; you will find many of these in a school.
11: A place for the burial of a corpse.
12: Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances.
15: Greatest in size of those under consideration.
24: 'Xanadu' band, for short