1. A city in Italy
5. Something given in expectation of return
9. Render harmless
14. A Jewish month
15. Occupational Safety and Health Act
16. Exploded stars
17. Pop
18. Double sulfate of aluminum
19. Mixes
20. Change or alter
22. Connecting points in a network
23. Weird
24. Icelandic monetary units
26. Snake-like fish
29. Relating to the iris of the eye
33. Giggles
38. Murderous
39. Linoleum (abbrev.)
40. A bowed stringed instrument
42. Ingredient in fertilizer
43. Advanced in years (2 words)
45. Person who steers a ship
47. Warden
48. Lyric poem
49. One in a regularly published series
52. Aqualung
57. Masters degree in Literature
60. Man-made
63. A region of western Asia Minor
64. A genus of black & white northern diving birds
65. Violent disorder
66. Spy
67. Grown in paddies
68. Male singing range
69. A name for the emperor of Japan (archaic)
70. The rind of a fruit
71. Make very hot
2. Love intensely
3. Detect by reflected radio waves
4. Pertaining to modern-day Persia
5. Unit of bread
6. City in Norway
7. Benevolent deities (Zoroastrianism)
8. Goddess of heaven (Sumerian mythology)
9. Disentangle
10. Infamous
11. Eager or zealous
12. Scarce
13. Untidyness
25. Bawdy
27. Young eels
28. Garland
30. Residence hall
31. Concept
32. Dark greenish-blue
33. Wooden shoe
34. Anagram of "Hail"
35. Revert to an original condition
36. Alliance
37. Fifth note in a musical scale
41. Constellation of the Lion
46. Net
50. Seize control
51. Nest of a bird of prey
53. Anagram of "Scare"
54. Useful
55. All plant and animal life
56. Thespian
57. Fog
58. Solitary
59. Possessing knowledge of a secret event (2 words)
61. Pleasant
62. Unit of weight in east Asia