1. Classical music theater
6. S
9. Monetary penalties
10. Garland
11. Bell's invention
12. Contingencies
13. A wooden peg
14. Boars
16. Monster
17. In do-re-mi, the fifth note
18. American Medical Association
19. Before birth
22. An untruth
23. Not here
24. Adult male
25. Made easier to bear
1. Frequently
2. Apple or lemon meringue, for example
3. Illuminate
4. Formed by coral
5. Vipers
6. Stretches
7. Spanish for "Mister"
8. Military blockade
14. Poem of praise written by King David
15. A region of western Asia Minor
16. City in Nebraska
18. Initial wager
20. Metric unit of area
21. Light Emitting Diode