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1. The compass point that is one point west of due north.
4. Covered with scabs.
10. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
15. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
16. A genus of Ploceidae.
18. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
21. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis.
25. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
26. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
29. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
32. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
40. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
41. Inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence.
43. The address of a web page on the world wide web.
46. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
48. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
49. Jordan's port.
55. An Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar.
56. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
59. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
60. Out of bed.
63. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
64. A piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed.
65. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
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1. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
2. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
3. English tennis player who won may women's singles titles (born in 1945).
4. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
5. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
8. Divulge information or secrets.
9. A unit of length equal to 3 feet.
10. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
11. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
12. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
17. Russian country house.
22. Look at with amorous intentions.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. The sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this).
28. A French abbot.
30. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
34. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
35. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
36. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
38. A user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text.
39. A public performer (a dancer or singer).
40. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
42. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
44. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
45. A transuranic element.
47. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
50. God of love and erotic desire.
51. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
52. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
54. A thrusting blow with a knife.
57. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
58. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
61. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
62. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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