Puzzle 9

Military or political plans

Scottish city with New Year pipers and drummers

Rhodesian __, African lion dog used as a hunter

Cocktail with sake and tomato juice

Red swelling on fingers or toes from the cold

The inverse of an exponent; shortform: tree trunk

Short-lived, fleeting

Name given to the "master gland" of the human body

French composer of avant-garde music

With good judgment

Queen Esther's husband: King __

Last great king of the Zulus

Hardy published anonymously Under the __ Tree

Small annoying person who can't keep quiet