Crossword: by Guilherme Gilioli
Across
| Very soft mineral | TALC |
| Alternative to Maytag | AMANA |
| Woodworker’s tool | SAW |
| Actor Epps or Sharif | OMAR |
| Batman’s partner | ROBIN |
| Mystical glow | AURA |
| Good base to build on | SOLIDFOUNDATION |
| 37 Down player’s shoe | SKATE |
| Numbered hwy. | RTE |
| Offer of assistance | LETME |
| ” __ shocked!” | IAM |
| Install in advance, as software | PRELOAD |
| Machines spinning at construction sites | CONCRETEMIXERS |
| Important “numero” | UNO |
| Czech or Serb | SLAV |
| Fuel for some stoves | GAS |
| Nevada casino center | RENO |
| Liquor in martinis | GIN |
| Offered at retail | SOLD |
| Half of a semicolon | DOT |
| The thing right here | THIS |
| What fills a basketball | AIR |
| Recreation requiring exertion | PHYSICALSPORTS |
| Big name celebrity | ALISTER |
| Energy, informally | PEP |
| Heavy, as a fog | DENSE |
| Self-importance | EGO |
| Country in the Himalayas | NEPAL |
| Courtroom testifier | MATERIALWITNESS |
| Brit’s outcry | ISAY |
| Military horse | STEED |
| Queen in “Frozen” | ELSA |
| After-tax amount | NET |
| Follows the advice of | HEEDS |
| Minor fender bump | DENT |
Down
| Throw softly | TOSS |
| Run __ (go wild) | AMOK |
| Tra __ (singing sounds) | LALA |
| Restaurant rater | CRITIC |
| Comics barking sound | ARF |
| Tie up at a dock | MOOR |
| Be adjacent to | ABUT |
| Prime-time hour | NINEPM |
| “Not only that . . .” | AND |
| Gentleman caller | SUITOR |
| Floral attractions | AROMAS |
| Faded away | WANED |
| Had a lighter lunch, say | ATELESS |
| Beloved ones | DEARS |
| Amazon’s speaker voice | ALEXA |
| Gibson or Brooks | MEL |
| Prearrange illegally | RIG |
| Mongrel dog | CUR |
| Lowest sudoku digit | ONE |
| Persona __ grata | NON |
| Label on luggage | TAG |
| Musical about the Peróns | EVITA |
| Epic journey | ODYSSEY |
| Stanley Cup org. | NHL |
| Rowboat implement | OAR |
| Illuminated | LIT |
| Physicians, for short | DRS |
| Brand of blenders | OSTER |
| Game with no winner | TIE |
| Online-access co. | ISP |
| Paid out | SPENT |
| Gratify | PLEASE |
| Allude to | HINTAT |
| Invent | CREATE |
| Made the first bet | OPENED |
| __ asst. (office aide) | ADMIN |
| Great delight | GLEE |
| Had debts | OWED |
| Brazilian soccer legend | PELE |
| Special interest grp. | ASSN |
| Exam for would-be attys. | LSAT |
| Suffix meaning “somewhat” | ISH |
| Passports and dog tags | IDS |
