Crossword: by Sally R. Stein
Across
| Shout scornfully at | JEER |
| Marathon or sprint | RACE |
| Thin in physique | SLIM |
| West Florida city | TAMPA |
| Teheran’s country | IRAN |
| Voicemail signal | TONE |
| Allow access to | ADMIT |
| Well-mannered man | GENT |
| Segments of plays | ACTS |
| Seat for a surface of sand | BEACHCHAIR |
| “The Red Planet” | MARS |
| Have a meal | EAT |
| Have on the payroll | EMPLOY |
| Einstein of physics fame | ALBERT |
| Notion | IDEA |
| Timely benefit | BOON |
| Roof overhang | EAVE |
| __ congestion (cold symptom) | NASAL |
| Seat that becomes a bed | CONVERTIBLESOFA |
| Doesn’t leave | STAYS |
| Dole (out) | METE |
| Make a left or right | TURN |
| Avoid an F in class | PASS |
| Three-legged camera stand | TRIPOD |
| Cook’s cover-up garments | APRONS |
| Self-image | EGO |
| Be in first place | LEAD |
| Seat for a concert keyboard player | PIANOBENCH |
| Kids’ blocks brand | LEGO |
| “Winning __ everything” | ISNT |
| Harsh sound | BLARE |
| Above | OVER |
| Hourly charge | RATE |
| Newspaper opinion piece | ESSAY |
| Gets married | WEDS |
| One who stares | EYER |
| Package of copier paper | REAM |
Down
| Green gemstone | JADE |
| Actress Thompson or Stone | EMMA |
| Long heroic tale | EPIC |
| “What I’d prefer . . .” | RATHER |
| “That’s correct” | RIGHT |
| Vicinity | AREA |
| Question asking permission | CANI |
| Main dinner course | ENTREE |
| Postage purchase | STAMP |
| From your neighborhood | LOCAL |
| Emcee’s opening speech | INTRO |
| Needing straightening up | MESSY |
| Bar bill, informally | TAB |
| Provide party food | CATER |
| Horse’s hair | MANE |
| First-learned basics | ABCS |
| Stolen merchandise | LOOT |
| __ fide (genuine) | BONA |
| Jealous feeling | ENVY |
| Wall-climbing plants | IVIES |
| Money owed | DEBT |
| Bank’s cash dispensers: Abbr. | ATMS |
| __ spumante wine | ASTI |
| Chicken noodle or minestrone | SOUP |
| Spherical hairdo | AFRO |
| End a plane flight | LAND |
| Sports cable station | ESPN |
| Stop holding something | LETGO |
| Have high ambitions | ASPIRE |
| Thief | ROBBER |
| Give permission to | ALLOW |
| Pet __ (ongoing annoyance) | PEEVE |
| Threw a tantrum | RAGED |
| Strong smells | ODORS |
| Walk inside | ENTER |
| London exclamation | ISAY |
| Poker pot starter | ANTE |
| Otherwise | ELSE |
| Outer space agency | NASA |
| Study hard | CRAM |
| Attention-getting shout | HEY |
