1. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
4. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
13. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
14. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
15. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
16. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. The month following February and preceding April.
23. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
28. A young woman making her debut into society.
30. An informal term for a father.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
36. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
44. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
47. A city in the European part of Russia.
48. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
51. A small cake leavened with yeast.
52. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
53. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.

1. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
2. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
3. One millionth of a gram.
4. Extremely pleasing.
5. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
6. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
7. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
8. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. The sixth month of the civil year.
18. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
19. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
21. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
22. A master's degree in business.
24. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
25. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A bachelor's degree in religion.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. A drama set to music.
32. Extremely pleasing.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. 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.
38. A New England state.
39. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
40. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
41. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
43. A light touch or stroke.
45. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
46. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.