Crossword: by Sally R. Stein
Across
Graceful long-necked bird |
SWAN |
Song for two singers |
DUET |
Horse-stopping shout |
WHOA |
Angel’s topper |
HALO |
Turn over __ leaf |
ANEW |
Sales agents, for short |
REPS |
Old Testament foes (the big guy lost) |
DAVIDANDGOLIATH |
“Roses __ red, violets . . .” |
ARE |
Life story, for short |
BIO |
Approximate takeoff hours: Abbr. |
ETDS |
Spreads out ungracefully |
SPRAWLS |
Sounds of regrets |
SIGHS |
With 44 Across, legendary Southern feuding families |
THEHATFIELDS |
Person with bills to pay |
DEBTOR |
Great enthusiasm |
ZEST |
Very thin remote battery |
AAA |
Shakespeare’s river |
AVON |
24-hr. cash source |
ATM |
Sgts.’ subordinates |
CPLS |
__ Aviv, Israel |
TEL |
Folklore villain |
OGRE |
Makes fun of |
TEASES |
See 27 Across |
ANDTHEMCCOYS |
College clubs, for short |
FRATS |
Chart with local streets and attractions |
AREAMAP |
What a mustache is made of |
HAIR |
Superlative suffix |
EST |
A third of three |
ONE |
Foes in a beanstalk fairy tale |
JACKANDTHEGIANT |
For no charge |
FREE |
Office memo |
NOTE |
__ now (so far) |
UPTO |
Youngsters |
KIDS |
“What a relief!” |
WHEW |
Fond of snooping |
NOSY |
Down
Like a knife’s edge |
SHARP |
Be unable to decide |
WAVER |
__ Baba (Arabian Nights hero) |
ALI |
Silent show of approval |
NOD |
Breakfast pastry |
DANISH |
Loosen, as a necktie |
UNDO |
Brain wave test: Abbr. |
EEG |
A third of six |
TWO |
Do some squirming |
WRITHE |
“How silly of me!” hand hits to self |
HEADSLAPS |
__ for (selects) |
OPTS |
Fireplace residue |
ASH |
Courtroom prosecutors: Abbr. |
DAS |
More skillful |
ABLER |
Lawful, informally |
LEGIT |
Letter-routing abbr. |
ATTN |
“Which person?” |
WHO |
Flower stalk |
STEM |
“No __, ands, or buts!” |
IFS |
Ancient Mexican |
AZTEC |
Auto racer __ Earnhardt Jr. |
DALE |
Talk back to |
SASS |
Facts and figures |
DATA |
Get __ (exact revenge) |
EVEN |
Very dark, as words on a page |
BOLDFACED |
Limbs inside sleeves |
ARMS |
Spanish house |
CASA |
Scarlett of “Gone With the Wind” |
OHARA |
Obtain |
GET |
Rich layer cake |
TORTE |
Center of a hurricane |
EYE |
Tots’ three-wheelers |
TRIKES |
Nut that sounds like a sneeze |
CASHEW |
Watery trenches around castles |
MOATS |
Pester |
ANNOY |
Cat, canary or hamster |
PET |
Mata __ (legendary spy) |
HARI |
“Small” suffix for kitchen |
ETTE |
NYC airport |
JFK |
U-turn from SSE |
NNW |
Homer Simpson shout |
DOH |
Cannon or rifle |
GUN |
Company’s Wall St. debut |
IPO |