1. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
4. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
8. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
13. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
14. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
16. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
18. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
20. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
23. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
25. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
27. A new embodiment of a familiar idea.
31. An informal term for a father.
34. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
36. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
38. Small area set off by walls for special use.
43. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
47. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
48. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
50. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
51. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
53. Heal or recover.
54. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
55. Harsh or corrosive in tone.

1. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
2. A small amount of residue.
3. The bill in a restaurant.
4. Tag the base runner to get him out.
5. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
6. The basic unit of money in Macao.
7. A state in northwestern North America.
8. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
9. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
10. A quantity of no importance.
15. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
21. An informal term for a father.
22. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
24. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
26. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
28. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
29. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
32. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
33. A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water.
35. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
37. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. Being nine more than ninety.
40. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
41. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
42. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
49. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
52. A radioactive element of the actinide series.