1. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
4. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
7. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
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. (formerly) A title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.
13. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
14. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
15. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
16. (informal) Of the highest quality.
17. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
20. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
23. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
29. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. The cry made by sheep.
31. Extremely pleasing.
32. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
34. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
40. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
43. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
44. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
45. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
48. The residue that remains when something is burned.
49. Wearing or provided with clothing.
50. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.

1. A card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box.
2. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
3. The highest level or degree attainable.
4. A master's degree in business.
5. Not only so, but.
6. A port in southwestern Scotland.
7. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
8. The sixth month of the civil year.
9. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
10. The content of cognition.
18. A bottle with a stopper.
19. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
21. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
22. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
33. Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.
35. Type genus of the Anatidae.
36. A vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature or to process or lubricate it.
37. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
42. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
46. A public promotion of some product or service.
47. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.