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1. United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829).
4. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
7. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
11. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
12. (computer science) Memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed.
13. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
14. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
15. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
17. (British) Your grandmother.
18. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
20. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
21. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
22. Obvious and dull.
24. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
26. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
27. (Greek mythology) The god of the underworld in ancient mythology.
28. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
31. Jordan's port.
35. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
39. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
40. The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
42. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
43. Step on it.
44. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
45. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
47. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
48. Extremely pleasing.
49. A quantity of no importance.
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1. French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920).
2. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
3. A republic on the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean.
4. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
5. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
6. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
7. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
8. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
9. A sudden very loud noise.
10. A Loloish language.
16. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
19. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
23. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
25. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
29. A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
33. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
34. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
36. Characteristic of false pride.
37. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
38. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
41. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
46. Informal terms for a mother.
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