1. Ale
5. Verse writers
10. Overtake
14. Rant
15. A drama set to music
16. Countertenor
17. Colored part of an eye
18. Video entertainment
20. Invigorate
22. A cowboy movie
23. Put clothing on
24. Tall and thin
25. Next-to-last
32. Chills and fever
33. Unit of weight for gems
34. Explosive
37. Taps
38. A nine-piece musical group
39. Lion sound
40. Commercials
41. Line dance
42. Relative magnitudes
43. Compulsively
45. Scatter
49. Actress Lupino
50. Queen of the jungle?
53. Melancholy
57. Desperate
59. Cocoyam
60. Consider
61. Energize
62. Start over
63. Countercurrent
64. Secret meeting
65. Back talk
2. Acquire deservedly
3. Wicked
4. Ashes
5. Strong
6. Not closed
7. Snake-like fish
8. An old spelling of "True"
9. Rescue
10. Noodles
11. Extraterrestrial
12. It delivers babies?
13. Lad
19. A small island
25. Dad
26. Quaint outburst
27. Cashews and almonds
28. Graphic symbols
29. A skin disease
30. Districts
31. Make lace
34. Carry
35. Found on a finger
36. "Iliad" city
38. Wealthy person (British slang)
39. They lay waste
42. Go on horseback
44. Quiet
45. Skid
46. Clocked
47. Lassoed
48. Foe
51. Sodium chloride
52. Blend
53. Nights before
54. Bright thought
55. Contributes
56. Murmurs
58. Old World vine