1. Half
5. Uterus
9. A compartment in a stable
14. Tribe
15. Region
16. Strange or weird
17. Keen or zealous
18. Transaction
19. Gleam
20. Faiths
22. Flesh of various animals
23. An analytic literary composition
24. Makes docile
26. "As American as apple ___"
29. Revenue
33. Lineage
38. Cooking appliances
39. Takeover
40. Stop
42. Church benches
43. Improve
45. Depraved
47. Boil
48. A king of Judah
49. Fertile areas in deserts
52. Picture
57. Weight units of 1/8th of an ounce
60. Monikers
63. Financial inspection
64. Dwarf buffalo
65. Departs
66. Fire
67. Serene
68. Ponder
69. Spermal fluid
70. The rise and fall of sea level
71. God of war (Greek mythology)
2. Santa's helpers
3. Sends by the postal service
4. 2nd most populous country in the world
5. African gully
6. Chocolate cookie
7. Intend to express or convey
8. A strong lightweight wood
9. A section of a whole
10. Astronomer's tool
11. Operatic solo
12. Fluff
13. Permits
25. Hoarders of money
27. Skin irritations
28. Before
30. Concluded
31. Meows
32. Anagram of "Sees"
33. Cards with just one symbol
34. Not at all
35. Remedy
36. Typify
37. Talk incessantly
41. Ocean
46. Conceited
50. Decree
51. A desert in northeastern Egypt
53. Molten rock
54. French for "Love"
55. Migrating birds
56. S S S S
57. Pats
58. Govern
59. Biblical first man
61. Chilly
62. A short ridge of glacial deposits