1: Fight for breath

5: Unwrought iron

8: This you may put on the dog

14: Lassoer's cord

15: Marsh

16: Light a fire under

17: Taken into custody

19: One who wouldn't mind finding roaches at home?

20: Like old bread

21: 'Ix-nay'

23: Debt discharger

24: Refuse receptacles

30: Dislike intensely

32: The Golden Rule, for one

33: Killer ___ (excellent computer program)

36: Wrath

37: Professional progress

38: Floodgates

41: Substitute for

42: Greeting words

43: Pinot Noir or Merlot

44: Condensation phenomenon

45: Stand for a portrait

46: Attacks

49: Most reliable

51: Separated

55: Put the kibosh on

56: Bullriding venue

57: Magic word

62: Main street

64: High-society hors d'oeuvre

65: Afternoon brew

66: Drop a dime on

67: A score

68: Goof up

69: Addition problems

1: Get the picture

2: One from the heart

3: Floral display

4: Like watchful eyes

5: Many a time

6: Comes back onstage

7: Sanction

8: Perry Mason's workload

9: Gallery objects

10: Excessively

11: Daylight

12: Employ

13: A pop

18: Withered

22: Butter square

25: Multitude

26: Letters on a keyboard key

27: Yet to occur

28: My girl cousin, to my mom

29: 'The Turn of the ___'

31: Makes a sheepshank

33: Hearth heap

34: Fabric fold

35: A vital sign

37: Give up

39: Some intestinal divisions

40: Like Antarctica

41: An antique dealer, sometimes

43: Paraphrase

46: Apiary occupant

47: Weight allowance

48: Wears proudly

50: Soap soap

52: 'Farewell, François!'

53: Bailiwick

54: Causeway fees

57: Per hundred (Abbr.)

58: Brutally frank

59: Original sinner

60: Confession topic

61: Feline, to Tweety

63: Ancient mariner