Crossword: by Sally R. Stein
Across
| International treaty | PACT |
| __ down (massage) | RUB |
| Days of __ (ancient times) | YORE |
| Comrade in battle | ALLY |
| Gorilla or chimp | APE |
| Just slightly | ABIT |
| Minestrone or chicken noodle | SOUP |
| Pay-__-view movie | PER |
| Pepsi or Coke | COLA |
| What a driver grips | STEERINGWHEEL |
| Calculate a sum | ADD |
| “__ about time!” | ITS |
| Tolkien creature like Frodo | HOBBIT |
| “That’s correct” | YES |
| Toy that spins | TOP |
| So all can hear | ALOUD |
| Actual | REAL |
| Largest of the Three Bears | PAPA |
| Driver’s rain-clearing blade | WINDSHIELDWIPER |
| Days before holidays | EVES |
| Ireland or Oahu | ISLE |
| Paying careful attention | ALERT |
| __ Moines, IA | DES |
| Liquid in a ballpoint | INK |
| 24-hour period | ONEDAY |
| Perform in a play | ACT |
| Wood-cutting tool | SAW |
| Driver’s constant-speed device | CRUISECONTROL |
| Path to bowl on | LANE |
| Local tavern | BAR |
| “There’s no place like __” | HOME |
| __ and crafts | ARTS |
| Crunchy sandwich, for short | BLT |
| Last word of a prayer | AMEN |
| Annoying sort | PEST |
| The Caribbean, for one | SEA |
| “Jack and Jill __ up . . .” | WENT |
Down
| Football throw | PASS |
| Very often | ALOT |
| Piece of whodunit evidence | CLUE |
| Work at a keyboard | TYPE |
| Quick | RAPID |
| Topple over | UPEND |
| Arctic frozen hazard, for short | BERG |
| Luxurious boats | YACHTS |
| Woodwind instruments | OBOES |
| Make angry | RILE |
| And others: Abbr. | ETAL |
| Maze-running rodent | RAT |
| Exert, as power | WIELD |
| Hemmed and __ (couldn’t decide) | HAWED |
| Small fruit in Greek salads | OLIVE |
| Dog biscuit shapes | BONES |
| Blossoms that haven’t opened yet | BUDS |
| Passports and dog tags, for short | IDS |
| Connecticut Ivy League school | YALE |
| Repaired, as a torn sheet | TAPED |
| Musical drama with sopranos | OPERA |
| Birthday celebration | PARTY |
| Jeopardize | RISK |
| “Electric” fish | EEL |
| Heap of rocks | PILE |
| Solving aids | HINTS |
| Looking pale | WAN |
| Most frosty | ICIEST |
| Possess | OWN |
| Mom’s sisters, to you | AUNTS |
| Weighing machine | SCALE |
| Large blood vessel | AORTA |
| Applaud | CLAP |
| Very uncommon | RARE |
| Recedes, as the tide | EBBS |
| Start to melt | THAW |
| Capital of Italy | ROME |
| Prophetic sign | OMEN |
| Period before Easter | LENT |
