Crossword: by Stella Zawistowski
Across
Declare to be true |
AVOW |
Ski lift |
TBAR |
Bust __ laughing (laugh really hard) |
AGUT |
Dinner plate |
DISH |
Opera solo |
ARIA |
Ocean __ (cruise ship) |
LINER |
Local sandwich shop |
DELI |
Passing crazes |
FADS |
Northernmost New England state |
MAINE |
Ocean swimmer with a long pointy nose |
SWORDFISH |
In first place |
ONTOP |
Currency in Japan |
YEN |
Starlike flowers |
ASTERS |
“On your mark, __, go” |
GETSET |
Typeface choices |
FONTS |
Guitarist Clapton |
ERIC |
Author’s negotiator |
AGENT |
Jokey comment |
QUIP |
In __ of (instead of) |
LIEU |
__ Baba (40 thieves’ adversary) |
ALI |
“Do __ others as . . .” |
UNTO |
Southeastern European |
SERB |
Very slow-moving mammal |
SLOTH |
Much-admired celebrity |
IDOL |
From the largest continent |
ASIAN |
“All finished!” |
IMDONE |
Person in charge |
LEADER |
Athlete who’s paid |
PRO |
Steer clear of |
AVOID |
Largest marine mammal |
BLUEWHALE |
Great courage |
NERVE |
Belonging to us |
OURS |
On vacation, say |
AWAY |
Come inside |
ENTER |
Two-toned cookie |
OREO |
Repetitive learning method |
ROTE |
Sticky paving substances |
TARS |
Sharp, as a blade |
KEEN |
Said “Not guilty,” perhaps |
PLED |
Down
Totals up |
ADDS |
Point of __ (opinion) |
VIEW |
Norway’s capital |
OSLO |
Spin like a top |
WHIR |
Stiff, shiny fabric |
TAFFETA |
Super-smart person |
BRAIN |
Helps out |
AIDS |
Itchy allergic reaction |
RASH |
Not quite |
ALMOST |
Huge octopus relative |
GIANTSQUID |
Join forces |
UNITE |
Male vocal range |
TENOR |
Workout counts, for short |
REPS |
Salon coloring |
DYE |
Insect invading a picnic |
ANT |
Gooey hairdo holders |
GELS |
A Great Lake |
ERIE |
Any level of a theater |
TIER |
Ocean explorer carrying a tank |
SCUBADIVER |
Serious criminal |
FELON |
Working at a task |
ONIT |
Elegant party |
GALA |
Open up, as shoelaces |
UNDO |
Lay __ thick (say too much) |
ITON |
Fishing rod |
POLE |
Knight’s title |
SIR |
Adds to the staff |
HIRESON |
Passover meals |
SEDERS |
Trim, as grass |
MOW |
Narrow road |
LANE |
Important happening |
EVENT |
The body’s biggest artery |
AORTA |
Blender’s baby-food setting |
PUREE |
Novel or biography |
BOOK |
Entice |
LURE |
Angel’s instrument |
HARP |
Army truant: Abbr. |
AWOL |
After the deadline |
LATE |
Looked over closely |
EYED |