The Surprising History of ''Hello''

1. This adjective refers to all things navy: seafaring, sailors, dark blue uniforms, large ships, life at sea.
5. The first female employees to work for the Telephone and Communications Companies were known as ...
7. The WORD Thomas Edison suggested as the best opening to a conversation. It was written with an 'e' in the middle, unlike its previous versions.
9. A scientific test which is done in order to discover what happens to something in particular conditions.
10. A salute traditionally used by sailors and ship captains.
11. The participle of ''to spell'' is ...
13. A word in the plural that refers to brief, informal conversations or chats.
14. A hunting dog.

2. An adverb that means ''with a high degree of fidelity or similarity to the original'.
3. This word meant the same as ''Wow!'' or ''OMG'' in the 19th Century.
4. The part of the phone you speak into.
6. An early stage in the design and development of a new invention, meant for testing and public display.
8. The part of the phone you put your ear to in order to hear the interlocutor.
12. An early invention claimed by Th. Edison and which was, in fact, the precursor of the telephone. It used a strip of paper and a steel needle to record sound and reproduce it.