2: Opposite of ordinary

6: Declared publicly.

8: Electronic device that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances; invented by Alexander Bell.

10: Adult female chicken.

12: Arboreal rodents having long bushy tails.

13: Synonym of 'shy'

16: Antonym of 'beginning.'

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

19: Opposite of brief

22: 'Pay ______ in class James!'

24: The largest object in the solar system.

25: A subdivision of an act of a play.

26: An area where a continental glacier may still be seen.

27: Worldwide series of engagements fought from 1756 to 1763 for the control of Germany.

1: Experience is the best ______.

3: American mammal typically ejecting an intensely smelly fluid when startled.

4: Opposite of insignificant

5: 'Don't complain Joshua, you have to get ______ up for the wedding.'

7: Oval-shaped hill that has been “plastered” by a glacier.

9: Synonym of 'fat'

11: Synonym of 'grab'

14: One less than eighteen.

15: Suddenly losing an upright position.

17: Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.

18: A descriptive heading for a written work.

20: An affirmative response.

21: Synonym of 'country'

23: Synonym of 'refresh'