1. Checks
5. Affirm
9. Colorful salamander
13. By mouth
14. Survived
16. Salt Lake state
17. Ascend
18. Feudal lord
19. Medical breakthrough
20. Captured
22. Lacking the qualities necessary
24. Type of sword
26. Exchange
27. Genuine
30. Imagined
33. Food of the gods
35. A kind of macaw
37. Health resort
38. A tea-like beverage
41. Gist
42. Informs
45. Convert to machine-only control
48. Andean animals
51. This evening
52. King
54. Cogitate
55. Optional school courses
59. Not taut
62. Rend
63. Start
65. Black, in poetry
66. Acquire
67. Angry
68. Found in some lotions
69. Paris airport
70. If not
71. Expunge
2. Operatic solo
3. The B in the NBA
4. Roomette
5. Completely
6. 8 in Roman numerals
7. What's happening
8. Consideration
9. Atomic
10. Decorative case
11. Verruca
12. Not we
15. Prohibit
23. Bright thought
25. Not difficult
27. Not first
28. Drive forward
29. Get prone
31. Controllable
32. Not lies
34. Genus of macaws
36. Assist in crime
39. Except
40. "Smallest" particle
43. Thievery
46. Burden
47. Misinform
49. Excuse
50. Spartan
53. Kingly
55. Therefore
56. Teller of untruths
57. Wicked
58. Seats oneself
60. Not hot
61. Leg joint
64. Born as