1. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
4. An informal term for a father.
8. A flexible container with a single opening.
11. Dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top.
12. A European river.
13. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
14. A fraudulent business scheme.
16. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
17. 10 grams.
18. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
19. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
21. The face or front of a building.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. An oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde.
33. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
38. Before noon.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
51. In or of the month preceding the present one.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
54. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
55. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
56. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.

1. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
2. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
3. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
4. An uproarious party.
5. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
6. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
7. A large fleet.
8. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
9. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
10. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
15. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
20. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
22. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
23. An enclosed space.
24. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
27. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
30. A light touch or stroke.
31. A Russian river.
32. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
34. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
41. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
42. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
43. A large number or amount.
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
48. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
49. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
50. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
51. A public promotion of some product or service.