3: The organizations that are the governing authorities of political units.
4: Last word of the Pledge of Allegiance
5: Author of The Old Man and the Sea
6: Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.
7: Describes the extreme physical changes that insects go through during the stages of their life.
9: In terms of area, it is the world's largest bay.
12: 'Don't complain Joshua, you have to get ______ up for the wedding.'