1. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
8. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
11. A humorous anecdote or remark.
12. An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
13. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
16. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
17. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
18. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
23. Basic principles of the cosmos.
25. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
33. English monk and scholar (672-735).
34. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
36. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
39. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
44. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
45. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
46. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
47. The sign language used in the United States.
48. A light touch or stroke.
49. Type genus of the Anatidae.
50. Towards the side away from the wind.

1. Highly excited.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. American novelist (1909-1955).
4. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
5. Material used to daub walls.
6. A large fleet.
7. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
8. The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal.
9. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
10. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
20. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
22. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
24. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
26. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
27. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
30. A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface.
31. A woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East.
32. Of or belonging to an aecium.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
37. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
38. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
40. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.