10a: How much for a horse? 6 letters. ??o?n?
16a: That’s a little howler, getting an article for a Caribbean country. 4 letters. ?u?a
25a: Garment I provided for a South American creature. 5 letters: c?a?i.
26a: Being more domesticated, the assistant made excellent rice starters. 5 letters. ???er
37a: Will you find this in Cognac? Quite the reverse actually. 6/6 letters. First word is brandy. Next word ?o?t?e. Bottle ?
3d:Make the Pole take in some furniture. 4 letters. s???