1. (computer science) The part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing.
4. 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.
8. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
11. An associate degree in applied science.
12. A city in northern India.
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
15. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
16. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
17. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
24. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
27. Stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding.
30. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
31. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
33. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
34. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
42. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
46. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
47. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
48. Type genus of the Majidae.
50. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
51. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.

1. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
4. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. (informal) Exceptionally good.
7. A humorous anecdote or remark.
8. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
18. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
19. The cry made by sheep.
20. A loss of will power.
21. (informal) Of the highest quality.
22. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
23. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
25. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
29. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
32. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
39. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
40. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
43. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
44. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
45. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
49. A radioactive element of the actinide series.