1. Alias
2. British rule in colonial India
3. Victorian, for one
4. Violent storm
5. Guarantee
6. See 26A
7. Milquetoast
8. Cut, maybe
9. Spanish river
10. Wren or lark
11. Make the decision
12. Catlike
13. Diarist Samuel
18. Cupid's counterpart
22. Dobbin's feedbag tidbit
23. Chief concern?
24. Desert refuge
25. Sound familiar
26. Natural balm
28. Before the due date
29. Eastern ties
31. Tinware art
33. Knox & Dix
34. Secret rendezvous
36. Soup choice, perhaps
37. After-shower application
41. Plundered
43. "Wheel of Fortune" buy
44. The end of Oktober?
45. Meander
46. Exclusive story
47. Museum piece
48. Like some routines
50. Over & done with
51. Strong cleaners
54. PC linkup
55. First lady
56. Zero in on
57. Genetic info carrier