1. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
4. Extremely pleasing.
7. A French abbot.
11. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
12. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
13. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
14. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
15. With no effort to conceal.
16. Give a nickname to.
17. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
20. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
22. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
23. (Greek mythology) Goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare.
26. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
27. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
28. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
31. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
35. A dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta.
38. Small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers.
39. English essayist (1775-1834).
43. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
44. Divulge information or secrets.
45. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
47. (informal) Exceptionally good.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
49. A small cake leavened with yeast.

1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
2. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
3. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
4. Of or relating to Fabianism.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
7. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
8. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
9. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
10. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
18. In bed.
19. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
21. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
24. A crystalline metallic element not found in nature.
25. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
29. A doctor's degree in optometry.
30. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
32. A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
33. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
34. A genus of Lamnidae.
36. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
37. 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.
40. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
41. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
42. The cry made by sheep.
46. A Russian river.
47. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).