Puzzle 9

__ open; with total awareness, fully informed

Diplomatic __; exemption from prosecution

Used to transport gas over long distances

Frozen oceanic platform, like the Ross or Ronne

Seattle's pro baseball team

The Grand Old Duke of York had ten __ men

Museum managers

The existing male offspring of a new partner

Protection for leg joints when bent low

__ pole, constantly moving position in Antarctica

Staff __, usually a squad leader

Long, thin loaf of French bread

__ Spaniel, bouncy dog that flushes out birds

Metal artificial respirator of the early 20th C

Nick Cave's backing band; no good for planting