1. Angry
4. Distribute
8. A large bag
12. The length of time something (or someone) has existed
13. South American armadillo
14. Body that defines computing protocols
15. Earnings
17. Consideration
18. Digressions
19. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
21. This (Spanish)
23. A distinctive odor that is pleasant
26. Abba __, Israeli politician
29. A person who commits larceny
31. Talk
32. Ponds
33. A nucleic acid shaped like a double helix
34. Researches
36. A way to be full of praise for
37. Dissuade
38. A measured portion of medicine 40. Type tenus of the Anatidae
42. More clean
46. Centers
48. Repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses
50. A small island
51. Beyond, transcending
52. Feeling ill
53. These (old English)
54. Skin
55. River in NE Scotland
2. Turkish leader title
3. Source of exotic cooked meats and cheeses
4. Regions
5. Sacred texts
6. Arctic explorers (abbrev.)
7. Goidelic language of Ireland
8. Sarcasm
9. Large arboreal boa of tropical S America
10. Reciprocal of a sine
11. Collection
20. Political action committees
22. Having ears or earlike appendages
24. A list of options available to a computer user
25. Rumanian city
26. Oh, God!
27. Affliction
28. OK to diminish
30. Sound with resonance
32. Ancient Asian city
35. Focusing devices
39. Rumpled lepas
41. Cornmeal mush (British)
43. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians
44. A Great Lake
45. Abnormal breathing
46. Concealed
47. An established custom or practice
49. Born of