1. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
4. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
8. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
11. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
12. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
13. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
16. An audiotape recording of sound.
17. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
18. (botany) Especially of leaves.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. The cry made by sheep.
26. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
27. A bachelor's degree in religion.
28. Jordan's port.
33. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
34. A city in northeastern Ohio.
37. Singing jazz.
39. Having been read.
41. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
44. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
47. Not reflecting light.
48. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
49. Using speech rather than writing.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.

1. Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
4. A radioactive transuranic element.
5. A resource.
6. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
7. Take in solid food.
8. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
9. Type genus of the Ranidae.
10. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
19. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
20. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
29. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. Alternative names for the body of a human being.
32. Attack someone physically or emotionally.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
38. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
40. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
41. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
42. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
43. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
45. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
46. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.