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1. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
4. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
7. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
11. An accidental happening.
12. A master's degree in business.
13. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
14. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
16. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
17. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
18. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
21. A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.
22. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
23. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
25. An informal term for a father.
28. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
29. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
32. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
40. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
42. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
45. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
46. (Babylonian) The sky god.
47. A light touch or stroke.
49. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
51. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
52. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
53. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
7. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
8. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
9. (Greek mythology) The Muse of history.
10. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
15. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
19. Make amends for.
20. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
24. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
30. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. Late time of life.
34. English monk and scholar (672-735).
35. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
37. City in Sudan.
39. A Russian river.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. The month following July and preceding September.
44. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
50. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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