Author: by Stella Zawistowski
Across
| Con game | SCAM |
| Dings in a car’s bumper | DENTS |
| Totally engrossed | RAPT |
| From Bangkok | THAI |
| Hunter constellation | ORION |
| Woodwind instrument | OBOE |
| Servings of corncobs | EARS |
| “Small” prefix for scope | MICRO |
| Two-wheeled vehicle | BIKE |
| Sharp-beaked bird that strikes trees | WOODPECKER |
| Any line of a shopping list | ITEM |
| Snooty people | SNOBS |
| Extremely long time | EON |
| Benchmark for comparison: Abbr. | STD |
| No longer used, as an ancient word | ARCHAIC |
| Recede, as the tide | EBB |
| Nest-egg savings plans, for short | IRAS |
| Sculpture of the upper body | TORSO |
| One-on-one swordfight | DUEL |
| Complains unreasonably | CARPS |
| Sign of things to come | OMEN |
| Nightmare, for example | DREAM |
| Examine by touching | FEEL |
| Coloring for Easter eggs | DYE |
| Lighter-weight jacket for colder weather | TOPCOAT |
| Negative prefix for profit or stop | NON |
| Boxing match enders, for short | KOS |
| Clear liquor from Russia | VODKA |
| Thick piece of stone | SLAB |
| Forest canine with sharp teeth | TIMBERWOLF |
| Shoestring | LACE |
| Workers’ organization | UNION |
| See 56 Down | ERIE |
| Gumbo veggie | OKRA |
| Of a musical pitch | TONAL |
| Starring role | LEAD |
| Bar beverage in a mug | BEER |
| Mail-in contest submission | ENTRY |
| Young girl | LASS |
Down
| Meat-and-veggies one-pot meal | STEW |
| Complete confusion | CHAOS |
| Brother of Moses | AARON |
| Perform incorrectly | MISDO |
| Manufactured in this country | DOMESTIC |
| Guitarist Clapton | ERIC |
| Small cut from shaving | NICK |
| Ripped (apart) | TORE |
| Noisy sleeper | SNORER |
| Legendary archer from Sherwood Forest | ROBINHOOD |
| “This won’t hurt __!” | ABIT |
| Jab with a finger | POKE |
| Overflow (with) | TEEM |
| TV network with pledge drives | PBS |
| September follower: Abbr. | OCT |
| Unwanted breeze | DRAFT |
| Colorado ski resort | ASPEN |
| Land-based military branch | ARMY |
| “It’s clear to me” | ISEE |
| Pro and __ | CON |
| Money in Spain or France | EURO |
| Microwave’s signal | BEEP |
| Forest “grizzly” relative with a dark coat | BLACKBEAR |
| “My lips __ sealed” | ARE |
| Banned insecticide: Abbr. | DDT |
| Untidy and unclean | SLOVENLY |
| Cow’s sound | MOO |
| Mentally sharp | ASTUTE |
| Neither here __ there | NOR |
| Reside | DWELL |
| Seoul, South ___ | KOREA |
| Criminal’s false name | ALIAS |
| Messy person | SLOB |
| With 65 Across. “Great” water bordering Ohio | LAKE |
| Farmland measure | ACRE |
| Drop __ (visit briefly) | INON |
| “After-dinner” candy | MINT |
| Wild pig | BOAR |
| Government agents, for short | FEDS |
