1. Vipers
5. Anagram of "Soak"
9. A river in France
14. A Spanish unit of length
15. A diving duck
16. God of the sea (Norse mythology)
17. Absent Without Leave
18. A rounded subdivision of an organ
19. Small narrow pointed missiles
20. Resembling a six-sided shape
22. Anagram of "Edits"
23. Pastoral or bucolic
24. Alliances of countries
26. Doctrine
29. A document that grants exclusive rights
33. Fragrant, or a type of hydrocarbon
38. Anagram of "Relate"
39. Towards the front
40. Capital of China (221-206 BC)
42. Bumpkin
43. Run from confinement
45. A radioactive element with the symbol At
47. Pass slowly (of time) (2 words)
48. A convulsive gasp
49. Incline
52. Distressed
57. Engagingly provocative
60. Elementary particles with a negative charge
63. A self-evident truth
64. Hebrew month
65. Monetary unit of Peru
66. Aircraft
67. Anagram of "Cree"
68. Comportment
69. A language of Senegal
70. Sea eagle
71. Unit of area
2. Cut
3. Deputy or substitute
4. A small evergreen shrub
5. City in Norway
6. Chief god (Egyptian mythology)
7. Cubes of meat cooked on a skewer
8. Expand in size
9. Extremist; or a group of atoms with 1 unpaired electron
10. An early advantage (2 words)
11. Monster
12. Eggs of parasitic insects
13. Formerly
25. Receptive (to a suggestion or idea) (2 words)
27. One of the 3 Gorgons (Greek mythology)
28. A prefix meaning "Bad" or "Erroneous"
30. Pocketbook
31. Northeast by north
32. Tall woody plant
33. Not many (2 words)
34. Thorny flower
35. Killer whale
36. A pile of stones used as a landmark
37. US spy agency
41. Donkey
46. Lie adjacent to another
50. Tranquility
51. Church deacon
53. Most important performer
54. Relating to audible sound
55. Go inside
56. A malayan wild ox
57. Drains of resources
58. A shaft on which a wheel rotates
59. Teller of untruths
61. Acquire deservedly
62. An Algonquian language of Canada