1. Cure
5. Cast aside unfeelingly
9. Possessing the necessary skills
10. Pearly-shelled mussel
11. A slender-bodied non-stinging insect
13. Source of employment
14. Remains
15. Pertaining to the largest continent
17. Savor
19. Definite article
22. Blackmail
24. Ball of yarn
25. Friend
26. Not his
27. Note
1. A pilgrimage to Mecca
2. A river in Spain
3. A white gypsum used for carving
4. Not arm
5. Cabal
6. Childish
7. Plant with trumpet-shaped flowers
8. Playthings
12. Willow
16. Puts away for storage
17. Technician (abbrev.)
18. Shaft on which a wheel rotates
20. An evergreen oak
21. Ancient war goddess
23. Scottish woolen cap