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1. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
4. A light touch or stroke.
7. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
11. British informal term.
12. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
13. The sixth month of the civil year.
14. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
16. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
17. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
18. A genus of Lamnidae.
22. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
24. The cry made by sheep.
25. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
32. Made of fir or pine.
35. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
36. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
38. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
40. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
46. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
48. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
50. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
51. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
52. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
53. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
54. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
55. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
56. The compass point that is one point west of due north.
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1. Morally bad or wrong.
2. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
3. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
4. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
5. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
6. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
7. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
8. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
9. A feeling of intense anger.
10. A small nail.
15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
19. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
20. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
21. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
23. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
26. A Mid-Atlantic state.
27. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
33. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
34. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
37. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
38. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. Offering fun and gaiety.
43. Characteristic of false pride.
44. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
45. Beside one another in a row or rank.
47. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
49. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
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