Crossword: by Bruce Venzke
Across
Just barely acceptable |
SOSO |
Online periodical, for short |
EMAG |
Keen-edged |
SHARP |
Eden resident |
ADAM |
Tra __ (song syllables) |
LALA |
Color shadings |
TINTS |
Prefix for bucks or bytes |
MEGA |
Egyptian snakes |
ASPS |
Poker entry fees |
ANTES |
Performer of rap music |
HIPHOPARTIST |
Whole bunch |
SCADS |
Pose for a portrait |
SIT |
__ Paulo, Brazil |
SAO |
Shakespearean king |
LEAR |
Bus terminal |
DEPOT |
Up __ (stymied) |
ATREE |
With 42 Across, dietician’s advice |
NEVERSKIP |
Woman with a niece |
AUNT |
Prefix meaning “recent” |
NEO |
Spot of land in a sea |
ISLE |
See 36 Across |
BREAKFAST |
“All kidding __ . . .” |
ASIDE |
Twangy-sounding, as speech |
NASAL |
Brain scans: Abbr. |
EEGS |
Hair goo |
GEL |
__ Holiness (papal title) |
HIS |
Roaring felines |
LIONS |
At a forward-thinking advantage |
ONEJUMPAHEAD |
One of Santa’s reindeer |
VIXEN |
Square footage |
AREA |
Dinner companion |
DATE |
“It’s the end of __” |
ANERA |
Thailand’s former name |
SIAM |
Villainous |
EVIL |
Doesn’t have |
LACKS |
The fourth planet |
MARS |
Lagoon’s coral barrier |
REEF |
Down
4th of July Uncle |
SAM |
Verse of tribute |
ODE |
Droop |
SAG |
Nebraska’s largest city |
OMAHA |
Pass by, as time |
ELAPSE |
Pulverize, as potatoes |
MASH |
Dog Chow alternative |
ALPO |
Sounds of fright |
GASPS |
Soup or salad, on a menu |
STARTER |
Helpful suggestion |
HINT |
Opposite of pro- |
ANTI |
GPS paths |
RTES |
Attention-getting sound |
PSST |
Inactive |
IDLE |
Personal assistant |
AIDE |
The sixth planet |
SATURN |
Eyeball covering |
CORNEA |
Discontinued Swedish auto |
SAAB |
Quindlen or Paquin |
ANNA |
Actress Witherspoon |
REESE |
Greek letters resembling pitchforks |
PSIS |
Thumb-and-forefinger approval |
OKSIGN |
Squiggly Spanish symbols |
TILDES |
When trains are due: Abbr. |
ETAS |
Cast a ballot |
VOTE |
Banana discard |
PEEL |
Hawaiian big shots |
KAHUNAS |
__-flam (con game) |
FLIM |
Cambodia’s continent |
ASIA |
Shines subtly |
GLEAMS |
Muscle twitch |
SPASM |
More unusual |
ODDER |
Roundish shape |
OVAL |
Pinta’s sister ship |
NINA |
CEO or CFO |
EXEC |
Quick tug |
JERK |
Operatic solo |
ARIA |
Find out about |
HEAR |
GPS line |
AVE |
Place a knot in |
TIE |
North Pole assistant |
ELF |