1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
8. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
11. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
12. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
13. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
14. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
15. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
16. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
17. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
19. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
21. Not only so, but.
23. Marked by lack of intellectual depth.
25. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
26. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
30. An informal conversation.
32. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
35. Having a gradual increase in width.
39. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
43. An associate degree in applied science.
44. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
47. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
48. Intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase).
49. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
50. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
51. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
52. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
53. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).

1. Leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion.
2. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
3. An honorary degree in science.
4. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
7. (of reproduction) Not involving the fusion of male and female gametes reproduction".
8. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
9. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
10. A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts.
18. An ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram.
20. A port city in southwestern Iran.
22. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
24. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
27. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. Being one more than one.
29. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
31. Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers.
36. The habitation of wild animals.
37. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
38. Fallow deer.
39. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
40. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
45. The month following February and preceding April.
46. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.