1. Gulf war missile
2. Pay (up)
3. Basilica section
4. New beginning?
5. Kind of fair
6. River to the Caspian
7. Auction action, e.g.
8. Aplenty
9. Barely get by, with "out"
10. Like a Scrooge
11. A long time
12. Arrived at
13. Mended, as a bone
18. Gab
22. Facilitates
23. Like a Scrooge
25. Dinner duo?
26. Knights' quest
27. Caterpillar, for one
28. It may be slippery?
30. Noodle concoctions
31. Audacious
32. Hackman or Wilder
33. Panhandles
35. "i" lid
38. Like one who errs?
40. Scrooge's favorite remark, in part
43. Vim
45. Ways or means
48. Covet
50. Type of check
52. Deceptions
54. Red ink amount
55. Teen fave
56. Mouse-like animal
58. Ella's forte
59. Crumbly salad cheese
60. Taking care of business
61. Permanently mark
63. "Silent Spring" subject
64. Best