1. A noble gas
6. Asteroid
10. Press laundry
11. Sicilian volcano
12. Give temporarily
13. Male offspring
14. Highest degree attainable
17. Partiality
20. A suggestive look
21. A1
22. An imaginary line running from pole to pole
24. Sounds
1. Redemption
2. Rip
3. Proceed
4. Mineral-bearing rocks
5. Infamous
6. Military (abbrev.)
7. Before
8. Hotel
9. Hyrax
14. Every bit
15. Chief Executive Officer
16. Therefore
17. Restrain or lessen
18. Also
19. Perceive visually
23. Not out