1. A light touch or stroke.
4. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
8. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
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 nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
17. An associate degree in applied science.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
21. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
24. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
27. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
31. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
33. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
37. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
45. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
49. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
50. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
51. A globular water bottle used in Asia.
52. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
53. The cry made by sheep.
54. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. Large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail.

1. An informal term for a father.
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. South African term for `boss'.
4. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. 10 grams.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. An informal term for a father.
8. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
9. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
26. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
29. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
34. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
35. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. 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.
43. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
44. A very light brown.
46. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
47. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
48. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.