1. 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. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. Covered with small blisters.
16. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
18. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
19. The capital of Western Samoa.
21. In bed.
23. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
25. A Loloish language.
26. A young woman making her debut into society.
27. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
30. A radioactive transuranic element.
32. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
41. A quantity of no importance.
45. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
46. An informal term for a father.
48. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
49. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
50. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
52. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
53. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
54. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
55. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
56. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.

1. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
2. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
3. Growing old.
4. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
5. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
6. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
7. The last (12th) month of the year.
8. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
9. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
15. The cry made by sheep.
17. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
20. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
24. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
28. A state in northwestern North America.
29. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. Top part of an apron.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. A baton used by a magician or water diviner.
37. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
40. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
42. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
43. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
44. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
47. 10 grams.
51. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.