Crossword: by Stella Zawistowski
Across
| Any planet | WORLD |
| Genre of futuristic stories | SCIFI |
| Code scanned by a cashier: Abbr. | UPC |
| Sound portion of a telecast | AUDIO |
| Muggy, as weather | HUMID |
| Pro sports group with goalies and pucks: Abbr. | NHL |
| Crunchy, nutty snacks | GRANOLABARS |
| Weed-chopping farm tool | HOE |
| Kitchen stands for hot plates | TRIVETS |
| Bread with a pocket | PITA |
| Dove’s sound | COO |
| Mortgage agency Fannie __ | MAE |
| Stovetop vessel | TEAPOT |
| More abundant | AMPLER |
| Game for tot sluggers | TBALL |
| Boca __, FL | RATON |
| Navigation charts | TRAILMAPS |
| Cleveland’s state | OHIO |
| Very mean person | FIEND |
| Woodwind instrument | OBOE |
| Bags with straps carried from behind | BACKPACKS |
| Cello’s smaller cousin | VIOLA |
| Anklets and argyles | SOCKS |
| “Sterling” metal | SILVER |
| Hinder the progress of | IMPEDE |
| Roads that may cross avenues: Abbr. | STS |
| Letter before tee | ESS |
| Auto racer __ Earnhardt Jr. | DALE |
| Prepare to shoot an arrow | TAKEAIM |
| Historical period | ERA |
| Footwear pair for long walks | HIKINGBOOTS |
| Curved line | ARC |
| Not quite right | AMISS |
| From the neighborhood | LOCAL |
| Drain-cleaning chemical | LYE |
| Feeling nervous | TENSE |
| Mail-in contest submission | ENTRY |
Down
| Dog’s tail movement | WAG |
| Belonging to us | OUR |
| Vitamin dose standard: Abbr. | RDA |
| Clothes dryer fuzz | LINT |
| Guys working at a hotel entrance | DOORMEN |
| Use a razor | SHAVE |
| Lump of sugar | CUBE |
| “__ a loss for words” | IMAT |
| Emergency medical treatment | FIRSTAID |
| Employee badges: Abbr. | IDS |
| Not fashionable | UNHIP |
| Snapshot | PHOTO |
| Spike on a soccer shoe | CLEAT |
| Teller of falsehoods | LIAR |
| Tropical tree source of frying liquid | PALMOIL |
| Chocolate substitute | CAROB |
| Nebraska city | OMAHA |
| Of eyesight | OPTIC |
| Letter after kay | ELL |
| Visual evaluation, informally | LOOKSEE |
| Difficult journeys | TREKS |
| Makes illegal | BANS |
| Clock’s sound | TICK |
| Higher than | ABOVE |
| Fishing rods | POLES |
| Browns in a skillet | SEARS |
| In-person one-on-one meeting | FACETIME |
| Green holder for peas | POD |
| In plain view | VISIBLE |
| Male deer | STAG |
| Best possible | IDEAL |
| Get wed | MARRY |
| “There’s no __ like home” | PLACE |
| Feel instinctively | SENSE |
| Related (to) | AKIN |
| Affectionate touch | KISS |
| Earth’s natural satellite | MOON |
| Cap or beret | HAT |
| Halloween month: Abbr. | OCT |
| Road’s black surface | TAR |
| Crafty | SLY |
