1. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
4. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
8. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
11. In favor of (an action or proposal etc.).
12. In bed.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
15. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
16. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
22. 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.
25. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
26. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
30. A light touch or stroke.
33. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
35. (informal) Of the highest quality.
37. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
38. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
40. American dramatist (1928- ).
41. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
43. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
44. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
46. Weight to be borne or conveyed.
47. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
48. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
49. An informal term for a father.

1. The capital of Western Samoa.
2. (informal) Exceptionally good.
3. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
4. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
7. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
8. A shop where a variety of goods are sold.
9. Divulge information or secrets.
10. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
18. Of or relating to a nail or claw or hoof.
19. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
27. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
28. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
29. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
31. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
32. English monk and scholar (672-735).
34. A French abbot.
36. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
39. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
41. An honorary law degree.
42. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
43. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. A radioactive element of the actinide series.