1. A step on a ladder
5. One who takes extended walks
10. Hypertext Markup Language
14. Genus of European owls
15. Possessing life
16. District
17. Brings into accord
19. Deprive infants of mother's milk
20. Before (poetic)
21. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana
22. Metal disks that are coin substitutes
24. In bed
25. Capital of Malta
26. Rescuer
29. Shipworm
30. Ascend
31. St. Nick or Father Christmas
32. Master of Fine Arts degree
35. Fundamental facts
36. Maximum clarity of an image
37. Hawaiian island
38. Mountain Standard Time
39. Magical spirit
40. Inn
41. Beaten egg mixture
43. Christmas songs
44. Trips to accomplish tasks
46. Rant
47. Large weighted nets
48. Novice
49. Self-conceit
52. Heroin (slang)
53. Without flaw or defect
56. Skin disease
57. Anoint with oil
58. By mouth
59. 365 days
60. To direct attention
61. Count on
2. Exploiter
3. Pleasant
4. Gunk
5. One who attacks computer systems
6. Epic poem by Homer
7. Potter's oven
8. The night before
9. Resumes
10. Peddled
11. Tamarillo (2 words)
12. Intended
13. Anagram of "Nasal"
23. Genus of the olive tree
24. Goals or objectives
25. Scene or locale
26. Swindle
27. Vestments
28. Characteristic of the Victorian era
29. Understood
31. Sound units
33. Combustible material or fluid
34. Afflicts
36. Moonstone
37. An additional quantity
40. Great disorder
42. Where the baby Jesus was lain
43. Vocation
44. An analytic literary composition
45. Reconnaissance (abbrev.)
46. Firearm
48. Not conforming to Judaic dietary laws
49. Ireland
50. Objective
51. Lone
54. East of northeast
55. A high rocky hill