1: A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow; also, the quantity of water deposited.

8: Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis.

10: Property seller's arrangement

11: Of the highest quality.

14: To scrape with paws.

15: A standard measurement used when baking.

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

18: Perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight.

19: Electrical unit represented by 46-Down

21: Switz. neighbor

22: You have this many digits on your hands.

23: Primate with short or no tail.

24: Unrestricted

27: Opposite of incompetent

30: To have run.

32: 1947 Atlantic City 21-Down recipient

1: The state prevailing during the absence of war.

2: Antonym of 'beginning.'

3: Running a fever

4: Suite of rooms usually on one floor where one lives.

5: '___ Got a Secret'

6: Spruces up

7: An ancient toy breed of dog, originating in China. They were the favored imperial pet.

9: Fashion monogram

12: How now brown _____.

13: Past tense of 'begin'.

14: Plural form of 'province.'

15: They often act as enclosures for animals at the zoo.

16: Opposite of temporary

20: The smallest possible quantity.

23: A mixture of gases required for breathing.

25: A place where alcoholic drinks are served.

26: Contraction for 'you are.'

28: USN rank

29: A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds.

31: Rejections