1. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
4. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
9. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
13. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
14. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
15. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
16. At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant.
18. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
19. A small cake leavened with yeast.
20. A genus of Phalaropidae.
23. Before noon.
24. Unknown god.
25. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
33. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
35. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
36. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
37. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
40. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
43. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
44. Meat from a domestic hog or pig.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
52. Not only so, but.
55. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
57. A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano.
58. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
61. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
62. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
63. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
65. (British) Your grandmother.
66. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
67. Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930).
68. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

1. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
2. A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
5. American novelist (1909-1955).
6. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
7. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
8. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
9. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
10. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
11. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
12. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
17. A motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame.
21. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
22. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
26. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
27. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. An associate degree in applied science.
31. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
32. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
34. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
38. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
39. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
41. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
42. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
46. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
47. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
49. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.
50. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
53. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
54. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
56. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
59. A manner of performance.
60. A loud harsh or strident noise.
64. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.