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BestCrosswords.com - "Vocab 18" by Jim Lake on 4/1/2009 [hard]
Across 1- Temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death (5,6); 7- Boozer (3); 9- Small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle (5); 10- To cause inconvenience or discomfort to; bother (9); 11- A pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage) (9); 12- The amusing aspect of a situation that is different from what you expected; satire (5); 13- Musicians (7); 15- Lessen the intensity of or calm (4); 18- A (usually) large and scholarly book (4); 20- The source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics (7); 23- Fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet (5); 24- Inscrutable; sphinx-like; obscure (9); 26- An increase by natural growth or addition; addition (9); 27- Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed (5); 28- To make a small supply of something last longer (3); 29- A form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control (11);   Down 1- An organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation (8); 2- All of the genes that are available within breeding populations of a species of animal or planet (4,4); 3- Actor who portrayed Superman in four films (5); 4- Pertaining to omens; menacing (7); 5- Relating to the sense of touch; touchable (7); 6- The relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other (9); 7- A unit of electromagnetic energy (6); 8- A farewell remark (3-3); 14- The most unreliable or dishonest (9); 16- A 1940 animated musical film produced by Walt Disney (8); 17- Make pure or free from sin or guilt; consecrate (8); 19- Expressing sorrow often for something or someone past; (7); 20- A roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck; bun (7); 21- Someone who doesn't understand what is going on (6); 22- Graceless (6); 25- The food of love (5);