1. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
8. An enclosed space.
11. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
12. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
13. A rapid bustling commotion.
14. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
15. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
16. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
17. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
20. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
21. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
22. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
30. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
33. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
35. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
36. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
38. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
40. An associate degree in applied science.
45. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
47. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
48. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
50. A light touch or stroke.
52. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
53. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
55. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.

1. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
2. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
5. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
6. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
7. The habitation of wild animals.
8. A deep bow.
9. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
10. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
18. A radioactive transuranic element.
19. A person forced to flee from home or country.
23. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
24. A French abbot.
26. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
31. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
32. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
34. A public promotion of some product or service.
37. English monk and scholar (672-735).
38. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
39. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
41. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
42. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
43. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
44. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
46. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
49. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
51. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.