1. Former king of Iran
5. Vertical spar on sailboats
9. Organic compound derived from an acid and an alcohol
14. Venetian explorer Marco ____ (1254-1324)
15. Operatic solo
16. Very hot pepper
17. Possessing knowledge of a secret event (2 words)
18. Doozy
19. An evil character from the Book of Esther
20. State of health
22. Improve
23. A noble gas with the symbol Ar
24. Not fresh
26. Toddler
29. Polish for "Poland"
33. Duel with firearms
38. Unidirectional (2 words)
39. Essential oil from flowers
40. Pertaining to the kidneys
42. Language of the Lapp people of Scandanavia
43. A woman of refinement
45. Amulet
47. Viruses parasitic in bacteria
48. A sauce made from soyabeans
49. Levelled
52. At right angles to a ship
57. City in Jordan
60. Drab
63. Injure in combat
64. A warrior god (Welsh mythology)
65. Dry
66. 1/16th of a pound
67. A1
68. Italian greeting
69. French for "Light" (as in "Not heavy")
70. A style of jazz popular in Britain in the 50s
71. Understands
2. Give respect
3. In accompaniment
4. One of the 4 main Japanese islands
5. Grain that is kiln-dried used in brewing
6. Wild sheep of northern Africa
7. Grain storage buildings
8. Tease
9. A body of troops arranged in a line
10. Brazen
11. The fourth dimension
12. Style or grace
13. Skin of a fruit
25. Manned moon program
27. Monster
28. Definite article
30. Propelled oneself through the water
31. God of love (Hinduism)
32. 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
33. Large umbrella
34. Southwestern state
35. Nothing
36. Aroma
37. Dynamite
41. An associate degree in applied science
46. A Jewish calendar month
50. Plaudits
51. Painful grief (poetic)
53. As _____ as night
54. Weird
55. Pertaining to the largest continent
56. Microsoft Disk Operating System
57. Absent Without Leave
58. A pouting grimace
59. The kind of beans of which the sprouts are used in Chinese food
61. Goddess of the moon (Roman mythology)
62. Overdosed