Crossword: by Sally R. Stein
Across
Young horses | FOALS |
Long heroic tale | EPIC |
Batch of laundry | LOAD |
Feel the same way | AGREE |
Flat-topped Southwestern hill | MESA |
Loosen, as shoelaces | UNDO |
Fully understood | CLEAR |
Drained of color | PALE |
Sergeants and corporals: Abbr. | NCOS |
Range-top water heaters for pekoe | TEAKETTLES |
Medical remedy | CURE |
Roll-call “no” vote | NAY |
Capital of Greece | ATHENS |
Fancy pancakes | CREPES |
Pulsate, as a heart | THROB |
Chauffeured auto, for short | LIMO |
Leg joint above a shin | KNEE |
Harsh sound | NOISE |
Straighten, as car wheels | ALIGN |
Cob of corn | EAR |
Perform very well | EXCEL |
“Ditto!” | METOO |
Typical kilt wearer | SCOT |
“Electric” fishes | EELS |
Secret stockpile | STASH |
Annoying inconvenience | HASSLE |
Female sibling | SISTER |
Moral misdeed | SIN |
Prefix meaning “against” | ANTI |
Wine bottle openers | CORKSCREWS |
Like-minded voting group | BLOC |
__-or-false test | TRUE |
Run-down dwelling | HOVEL |
“Happy as a” songbird | LARK |
“That makes sense now” | ISEE |
Musical work with sopranos | OPERA |
Lambs’ mothers | EWES |
Purchase price | COST |
Extend a subscription | RENEW |
Down
“As a matter of __ . . .” | FACT |
Stare at | OGLE |
Region | AREA |
Cause of a dripping pipe | LEAK |
Feeling calm | SERENE |
Lowest gas gauge reading | EMPTY |
Ring loudly, as a bell | PEAL |
Spot of land in a sea | ISLE |
Julius __ (Roman emperor) | CAESAR |
Kid’s carriers with sandwiches | LUNCHBOXES |
With perfect timing | ONCUE |
Add decorations to | ADORN |
Amounts of medicine | DOSES |
Job to be done | TASK |
Voicemail signal | TONE |
Chowder morsel | CLAM |
Make angry | RILE |
Radiate, as light | EMIT |
Toys for jumping | POGOSTICKS |
Instruct | TEACH |
Army medal recipient | HERO |
The Loch __ monster | NESS |
Frosts, as a cake | ICES |
Find a buyer for | SELL |
Otherwise | ELSE |
Quick memo | NOTE |
“Step right __ way!” | THIS |
Region around the North Pole | ARCTIC |
Heavy weight to secure a ship | ANCHOR |
Mink relative | SABLE |
Spouse’s mom or dad | INLAW |
Retail shop | STORE |
Target shooting sport | SKEET |
Approximately | ORSO |
Feels sorry about | RUES |
Cowpoke’s lasso | ROPE |
Get __ (exact revenge) | EVEN |
Used to be | WERE |
Cole __ (shredded cabbage) | SLAW |