1. Fertile areas in deserts
6. Initial wagers
11. A bill in a restaurant
14. Pup
15. Not tight
16. A mountain on Crete
17. Anarchy
19. Delete (abbrev.)
20. Murmured lovingly
21. Paces
23. An illicit relationship
27. Early afternoon nap
28. The purging of sin or guilt
32. Poised for action
33. Fruit of the oak tree
34. Bowler, derby or cap, for example
37. Trees of the genus Ulmus
38. A tapestry
39. A printed leaf of a book or periodical
40. South southeast
41. Plunges
42. More reasonable
43. Harassments
45. Dishes of greens and tomatoes
48. Anagram of "Sortie"
49. An object
50. A nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia
53. A seabird
54. Resembling a pointed saying
60. Anger
61. Cowboy sport
62. Avoid
63. Father
64. Sows
65. Compact
2. An expression of surprise
3. Stitch
4. L
5. Select something
6. As well
7. Not at all
8. "____ the line" = conformed under pressure
9. S
10. A meeting
11. Periodic rise and fall of sea level
12. Proficient
13. A strong lightweight wood
18. Spore-producing structures
23. French for "After"
24. Gasoline or naphtha, for example
25. Surrounds a door, window or painting
26. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
27. Term of address for men
29. Engrave
30. Units of area
31. Make brown and crisp by heating
34. City in Viet Nam
35. Spy
36. Brief and to the point
38. Afflicts
39. Twosome
41. Baseball team in Los Angeles
43. Adult male
44. Largest continent
45. Characterized by dignity and propriety
46. Title for benevolent deities (Zoroastrianism)
47. Had a fondness for
50. Anagram of "Edit"
51. Older
52. Not amateurs
55. Writer/poet Edgar Allan ___ (1809-1849)
56. Avenue (abbrev.)
57. Brownish
58. Identity cards
59. C