1. Beginning
6. Drunkard
9. Dried coconut meat
10. Pair
11. Incisive
12. Chief Executive Officer
13. Spelling contest
14. Speaker's platform
16. Strong and sure
17. Egg cells
18. Hair goop
19. Sweetheart
22. Eastern Standard Time
23. He plays a role
24. Hog's home
25. Culinary herb
1. ___ober
2. Neither ___
3. Forte
4. Sea eagles
5. Meal in a shell
6. Steadiness
7. Proprietor
8. Clan emblem
14. Birds of peace
15. Nautical for stop
16. Bring in
18. Annoying insect
20. French for "Name"
21. Before, poetically