1. An analytic literary composition
6. An inclined surface
10. Skin irritation
14. Berate
15. Absent Without Leave
16. Not one
17. Not urban
18. Challenge
19. Stepped
20. Without a job
22. Lion sound
23. Even (poetic)
24. A small cave
26. Order of business
30. Emancipated
32. Spore-producing structures
33. Part portrayed
35. Meninges
39. Glue
41. Not at either end
42. Relative magnitude
43. Napped
44. Anagram of "Ones"
46. Historical periods
47. The topping on a cake
49. Commands
51. A modern ballroom dance
54. Utilize
55. Chop
56. Summoned
63. Against
64. Color of a clear sky
65. Fry quickly in little fat
66. An animated TV show (slang)
67. Exploiter
68. Keyboard instrument
69. Make a melodic noise
70. Matts of grass and grass roots
71. Where birds live
2. Avoid or expel
3. The founder of a family
4. Biblical first man
5. Barked in a high-pitched tone
6. A radioactive gaseous element
7. At a distant place
8. Not less
9. A binding commitment
10. Ushered in
11. Fortune telling card
12. A Slavic people
13. Prefix indicating "Water"
25. Crimson and scarlet
26. Vipers
27. Objective
28. Gaelic
29. Finding trivial faults
30. Cast aside
31. Attempt again
34. Portent
36. Scarce
37. Winged
38. Dried hemp leaves
40. Engrave
48. Metrical foot
50. A rational motive
51. Natters
52. City in Viet Nam
53. Follow up on (2 words)
54. Anagram of "Ruses"
57. As well
58. Regretted
59. Roman household god
60. Carries with difficulty
61. French for "State"
62. Lairs