crossword puzzle

ACROSS 1 poet 5 cease / halt 9 notion 10 by oneself / solo / solitary 11 cushion / lodging / tablet of paper 13 poem 16 native mineral 17 recess or hollow in a wall for a statue, a vase / pigeonhole 20 nominal 21 northeast 22 tamed or domesticated animals kept as companions / favorites / caresses 24 semicircular projection of a building, often the eastend of a church, with a domed and vaulted roof 27 Chinese measure of distance 28 artist’s tripod or stand 29 silent / closed-mouth / ‘tight-lipped’ 30 higher in place or position / superior 31 goal / aspire / target / point 33 triply 34 a most dreaded illness 35 preposition 36 tear / rend 37 stupid, clumsy fellow / clout 39 heavenly body in the solar system with a starlike nucleus having a luminous mass around it and a long luminous tail that points away from the sun 41 long, wooden pole with a broad thin blade at one end used for rowing and steering a boat 43 buggies / barrows / carriages 46 not down Russian ruler of then 47 49 eternal / always 51 anent 52 object / matter / case 54 cooking range 55 soft thick hair of many mammals / mink / sable 56 extrasensory perception 57 meadow / grassy field 58 in the middle of / among 61 man-eating monster in folklore / hideous, cruel man 64 grayish-brown Hawaiian goose 65 greater in amount, quantity, degree / additional DOWN 1 wait / linger / sit tight 2 commercial 3 musical note 4 dishearten / frighten / intimidate 5 slumber / rest 6 preposition 7 preposition 8 menial worker / farmhand / unskilled laborer 11 corn bread in the form of small oval loaves 12 zone / district / region 14 allocation / allowance / benefit 15 prince or ruler in certain Moslem countries 18 doctrine / theory 19 upper part of the pig’s leg salted, dried, and smoked for food / inexpert actor / an amateur radio operator 22 veggie in a pod 23 draws out / extracts / badgers 25 external part of something / come to the top of / facade 26 prefix meaning ‘on’, ‘upon’, ‘over’, ‘on the outside’ 32 chart of geographic area / atlas / ground plan 33 also / in addition 36 dampen or soak flax or hemp in water to separate the fibers from woody tissue 38 remote / distant 39 heal / cook and age food / solution to the problem / preserve 40 poetic for ‘opens’ 41 fragment or food scrap left from a meal 42 speed up the engine 44 authentic / real / genuine 45 plural of serum 48 apart / notwithstanding