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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
9. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
13. Humorously sarcastic or mocking.
14. Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered.
15. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
16. A region of North Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar.
19. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
20. Enlarged prostate.
21. Remote and separate physically or socially.
22. Lie adjacent to another.
25. Cut the head of.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
32. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
33. An awkward stupid person.
36. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
41. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
42. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
45. Annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.
48. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
53. A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
58. (informal) Of the highest quality.
59. From the kapok tree.
60. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
61. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
62. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
63. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
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1. The compass point that is one point south of southwest.
2. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
3. Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat.
4. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
5. An island in Antigua and Barbuda.
6. A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971.
7. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
8. Half the width of an em.
9. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
10. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
11. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
12. Clean or orderly.
17. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
18. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
23. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
24. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
26. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
27. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
29. The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
30. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
31. Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.
34. A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
37. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
39. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
43. Any plant of the genus Erica.
44. Held back.
46. Edge tool used in shaving.
47. A virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey.
50. Located in or toward the back or rear.
51. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
54. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
55. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
56. An accountant certified by the state.
57. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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