Crossword: by Lloyd Morgan
Across
| Video game pioneer | ATARI |
| Ship’s skipper, for short | CAPN |
| Woes | ILLS |
| Gives a darn | CARES |
| Share a border with | ABUT |
| Trevor of “The Daily Show” | NOAH |
| Do what’s especially appropriate | HITTHERIGHTNOTE |
| Otherwise | ELSE |
| Sees the point of | GETS |
| Smartened (up) | WISED |
| Guru | SAGE |
| Roadside restaurants | DINERS |
| Was sold very cheaply | WENTFORASONG |
| Nautical “Halt!” | AVAST |
| Pair of people | DUO |
| Demonstrate | SHOW |
| Cup’s edge | RIM |
| “Now listen . . .” | SEEHERE |
| December 24 or 31 | EVE |
| Defendant’s statement | PLEA |
| Needless fuss | ADO |
| Concur | AGREE |
| Affected someone emotionally | STRUCKACHORD |
| Interrupts, on a dance floor | CUTSIN |
| Tunnel’s sound effect | ECHO |
| Very pale | ASHEN |
| Attention-getting sound | AHEM |
| Minor mistake | SLIP |
| Started acting differently | CHANGEDONESTUNE |
| Campground shelter | TENT |
| Hunter’s garb, for short | CAMO |
| Long-necked marsh bird | HERON |
| Annoys | IRKS |
| Prophetic sign | OMEN |
| Blissful places | EDENS |
Down
| Muscle soreness | ACHE |
| Back of a comet | TAIL |
| __ and crafts | ARTS |
| Makeup exams | RETESTS |
| Suffix meaning “sort of” | ISH |
| Line of work | CAREER |
| Slightly | ABIT |
| Dogs with flat faces | PUGS |
| Utmost degree | NTH |
| Baseball game segments | INNINGS |
| Not at all tight | LOOSE |
| In a little while | LATER |
| Storage buildings | SHEDS |
| Toaster waffle brand | EGGO |
| Exact double | TWIN |
| Matinee times: Abbr. | AFTS |
| Place for a keyhole | DOOR |
| Twist out of shape | WARP |
| Wicked | EVIL |
| Phone directory listing | NAME |
| Committee descriptor | ADHOC |
| Take legal action | SUE |
| Guy getting a medal | HERO |
| Higher than | OVER |
| Unwanted garden growth | WEED |
| Deserve to receive | EARN |
| End of a university URL | EDU |
| Apiece | EACH |
| Gives approval | ASSENTS |
| Wrote uncredited for another | GHOSTED |
| Little bell’s sound | TING |
| Enthusiastic about | KEENON |
| Highest point | ACME |
| Spiny desert plants | CACTI |
| Theater worker | USHER |
| Express gratitude to | THANK |
| The first person | ADAM |
| Where you live | HOME |
| Angler’s gadget | LURE |
| Close __ (approach) | INON |
| Signing ceremony souvenirs | PENS |
| Earth-friendly prefix | ECO |
| What to call a spaceship | SHE |
