Puzzle 7

Causes something to start

Speculation, risky journey or business

__ Academy, body decides Nobel Lit prize winners

Rude and offensive

A secure grip with your feet when climbing

Patted down for contraband

Entered uninvited, with an army

Flat metal or stone plate for cooking flatbreads

__ theory, examined by Bernoulli in Hydrodynamica

Being in the red, operating at a loss

Warrior women of Greek mythology

Baby __, two-way radio to watch over baby

Non-slip, rubbery item in the bottom of the tub