1. Sicilian attraction
2. "That was a close one!"
3. Persia, now
4. Blackguard
5. Murmured
6. Moniker
7. Advance
8. Before
9. Members of the orchestra
10. Not those
11. "Yep!"
12. Pink, as a steak
13. Chooses, with "for"
18. Start of two Henry Miller titles
19. Abhor
23. Rough projections on a workpiece
24. "Trick" joint
25. Wind actions
26. Depleted
27. Squalid
29. Cancel
30. Mariner's aid
31. Cliffside dwelling
32. Cadence
35. "Silly" birds
37. What the donkey did
38. Black cat, maybe
39. Fireside
44. Angelic aura
45. Old Testament Hebrew prophet & judge
47. Relieves
49. #@@**!!
50. Way, way off
51. Barely beat, with "out"
52. Showy flower, for short
53. "Okay, I guess!"
54. Apple variety
55. Cupid's counterpart
56. Carve in stone
58. Similar to 11D
59. "Chicago" lyricist