| ABRAHAM | English manufacturer born in 1678 who perfected the smelting of iron with coke instead of charcoal |
| ABRAHAMD | English manufacturer born in 1678 who perfected the smelting of iron with coke instead of charcoal |
| ABRAHAMDARBY | English manufacturer born in 1678 who perfected the smelting of iron with coke instead of charcoal |
| DARBY | English manufacturer born in 1678 who perfected the smelting of iron with coke instead of charcoal (7,5) (See 1A) |
| CROW | Short word for a bar of iron with a beak-like end; the triumphant caw of a cockerel; the joyful cry of a baby or of a boastful person; or, a small raven-like bird with a raucous call (4) |
| ARSENIC | A toxic metalloid element; a by-product of the smelting of copper, lead, cobalt and gold ores (7) |
| HOOKE | Robert ___, English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity in 1678 (5) |
| BRONZEAGE | Period marked by the smelting of copper |
| SLAG | Waste matter separated from metals during the smelting of ore (4) |
| CLAUDEMONET | French painter who perfected the Impressionism style: 2 wds. |
| GALILEO | Italian astronomer who perfected the refracting telescope (7) |
| ALI | Boxer Muhammad ___ who perfected the rope-a-dope technique |
| IRONMASTER | Is the head of the smelting plant a martinet to the apprentices? (10) |
| UPSIZE | Get a 32 oz. Diet Coke instead of a 20 oz., for example |
| TITUSOATES | English clergyman and conspirator who fabricated the 'Popish Plot' against King Charles II in 1678 (5,5) |
| BOULLE | French cabinetmaker to the Sun King who perfected a form of brass and-tortoiseshell marquetry (6) |
| TULL | Agriculturist and agronomist who trained for the Bar but instead farmed his father's land and perfected the horse-drawn seed drill for which he is best known (4) |
| TITUS | English conspirator who fabricated the Popish Plot in 1678 (5,5) |
| OATES | English conspirator who fabricated the Popish Plot in 1678 (5,5) |
| POPISHPLOT | Conspiracy fabricated by Titus Oates in 1678 resulting in multiple executions and the Exclusion Bill Crisis (6,4) |
