Author: 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 |