Author: Boatload Puzzles
Across
| ____ and found | Lost |
| Croc’s kin | Gator |
| Drain problem | Clog |
| One who mimics | Aper |
| Female relative | Niece |
| Talk wildly | Rave |
| Influence deviously | Manipulate |
| Overt | Open |
| Change | Alter |
| Director ____ Brooks | Mel |
| Contradictive contraction | Isnt |
| Roosevelt coin | Dime |
| Recipe measures (abbr.) | Tsps |
| Scarlet | Red |
| Snoozes | Naps |
| Item of value | Asset |
| Like some can openers | Electric |
| Soothsayer | Oracle |
| Fish feature | Gill |
| Waste material | Scrap |
| Memo | Note |
| Affix | Attach |
| Atom part | Electron |
| Rent contract | Lease |
| “The Way We ____” | Were |
| Naval rank (abbr.) | Ens |
| Look | Seem |
| Cow’s offspring | Calf |
| Commotion | Stir |
| Inexperienced | Raw |
| Take off | Leave |
| Mexican treat | Taco |
| Unsettled | Unresolved |
| Bogus butter | Oleo |
| Baby grand, e.g. | Piano |
| Yearn | Long |
| Salon treatment, for short | Perm |
| Recorded | Taped |
| Poker stake | Ante |
Down
| Dalai ____ | Lama |
| October birthstone | Opal |
| Transmitted | Sent |
| Attempted | Tried |
| Large antelope | Gnu |
| Suffer | Ail |
| Squad | Team |
| Eight musicians | Octet |
| Staggers | Reels |
| French pastry | Croissant |
| Drinks like a dog | Laps |
| Baking place | Oven |
| Lady’s escort | Gent |
| Publish | |
| Bog | Marsh |
| Grand | Epic |
| Golf goal | Par |
| Like a king | Regal |
| Upper class | Elite |
| Letter after gamma | Delta |
| Metal fastener | Screw |
| Movie music | Score |
| Musician ____ John | Elton |
| Young people | Teens |
| Teacher’s workplace | Classroom |
| “Carmen,” e.g. | Opera |
| Guinness of “Star Wars” | Alec |
| Middling grade | Cee |
| Viola’s kin | Cello |
| Burst forth | Erupt |
| Craze | Mania |
| Gent (sl.) | Fella |
| Street sign | Stop |
| Narrative | Tale |
| Froster | Icer |
| Enclose | Wrap |
| Stratford-upon-____ | Avon |
| Air duct | Vent |
| Cliff’s brink | Edge |
| Compass dir. | Ene |
