Author: Eugene Sheffer
Across
| Wager | BET |
| Chest muscle | PEC |
| Disconcert | FAZE |
| Frosts a cake | ICES |
| — carte | ALA |
| Slanted type (Abbr.) | ITAL |
| Author Harte | BRET |
| World Series org. | MLB |
| Bottle part | NECK |
| “Poison” shrub | SUMAC |
| “That’s — need to know” | ALLI |
| TV’s Romano | RAY |
| Op-ed pieces | ESSAYS |
| Gabbed | CHATTED |
| Tossed | THREW |
| Basil or thyme | HERB |
| Humorist | WIT |
| — good example | SETA |
| Devour | EATUP |
| Relate | PERTAIN |
| Scribe | WRITER |
| Sailor | TAR |
| Lacking slack | TAUT |
| Levitate | HOVER |
| Timber wolf | LOBO |
| Pen tip | NIB |
| Forbidden act | NONO |
| Envelope abbr. | ATTN |
| “Today” rival, briefly | GMA |
| Amorphous mass | GLOB |
| AAA jobs | TOWS |
| Briny expanse | SEA |
| Mao — -tung | TSE |
Down
| Shirt protectors | BIBS |
| Beige | ECRU |
| Abound | TEEM |
| “The Office” character | PAM |
| Scat queen Fitzgerald | ELLA |
| Monthly bill | CABLE |
| End a marathon with vigor | FINISHSTRONG |
| Chowed down | ATE |
| Efron of “Parkland” | ZAC |
| Wapiti | ELK |
| Printer activators | STARTBUTTONS |
| Jazz lover | CAT |
| D-Day vessel | LST |
| Evergreen tree | YEW |
| Bailiwick | AREA |
| Bigfoot’s cousin | YETI |
| Graceful bird | SWAN |
| Enjoy gum | CHEW |
| Get wind of | HEAR |
| Intro studio class | ARTI |
| Quick swim | DIP |
| Asian holiday | TET |
| Pot pie morsel | PEA |
| Fan’s cry | RAH |
| Ladder steps | RUNGS |
| Watch reading | TIME |
| Electric unit | VOLT |
| Seth’s son | ENOS |
| Judicial garb | ROBE |
| Long. crosser | LAT |
| Oklahoma tribe | OTO |
| Texter’s “Incidentally” | BTW |
| Sheep’s cry | BAA |
