1. Institute legal proceedings against
4. Animal companion
7. Ronald R_____, former president
12. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
13. A metal-bearing mineral
14. A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains
15. Amnesties
17. Slender fast-moving North American snakes
18. Express pleasure
19. A browning of the skin
21. Knit (abbrev.)
22. Basics
24. Top front part of an apron
25. Supervisor
26. Dash (telegraphy)
27. Muskmelon
29. Curatives
31. Most wise
35. Put in advance
37. Garland
38. Mild expletive
41. A male child
42. Found on old style telephones
43. Registered Nursing Assistant
44. Myriameter (10,000 meters) (abbrev.)
45. Villain
46. "Squash bugs"
48. Endurance
52. A horse used to set the pace in racing
53. An awkward stupid person
54. Catch or apprehend
55. Devoid
56. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north
57. Large African antelope
2. Reptile genus
3. Pain in the middle or inner ear
4. Winnie the ____
5. Bulky grayish-brown eagle
6. Endocrine gland
7. Acquire by one's efforts
8. Macaws
9. Lizard
10. Belongs to the Egyptian sun god
11. Used to express disgust (slang)
20. Humbled
22. Turns into noun
23. Prohibit
24. In an abject way
25. A flexible container with a single opening
27. Automobile
28. Used for hitting the ball in various games
30. Gas usage measurement
32. Abridging
33. A very large body of water
36. __ and Delilah
38. Curtain
39. A former kingdom of central Vietnam
40. Civil Rights group
42. River obstruction
44. The mother of Jesus
45. Sidewalk restaurant
47. Collection or series
49. The bill in a restaurant
50. A river in western Thailand
51. ___ Dhabi, Arabian capital