Author: Boatload Puzzles
Across
| Iridescent gem | Opal |
| Chows down | Eats |
| Range | Scope |
| Sit for an artist | Pose |
| Additional | More |
| Respect | Honor |
| Financial officer | Treasurer |
| Go in | Enter |
| Gaze steadily | Stare |
| Young adult | Teen |
| Folding beds | Cots |
| Wine valley | Napa |
| Naught | None |
| Actress ____ Anderson | Pamela |
| Storyteller | Narrator |
| Served perfectly | Aced |
| ____ in full | Paid |
| Suspect’s story | Alibi |
| Indicate agreement | Nod |
| Frank and Rice | Annes |
| MGM lion | Leo |
| Not as wet | Drier |
| Try out | Test |
| Sparrow’s abode | Nest |
| Careful study | Analysis |
| Dwellings | Abodes |
| Bottomless | Deep |
| Jogging gait | Trot |
| Glen | Dale |
| Launder | Wash |
| Fertile spots | Oases |
| Inactive | Inert |
| River transport of yore | Steamboat |
| Like old bread | Stale |
| Gull’s kin | Tern |
| Volcanic rock | Lava |
| African country | Kenya |
| Had bills | Owed |
| Squeaks by | Ekes |
Down
| Picks | Opts |
| Harbor | Port |
| Between ports | Asea |
| Figured out | Learned |
| Ostrich’s kin | Emu |
| Main artery | Aorta |
| Family chart | Tree |
| Love songs | Serenades |
| That girl | She |
| Hide | Conceal |
| Aware of | Onto |
| Verse maker | Poet |
| Slips up | Errs |
| Official stamp | Seal |
| Likewise not | Nor |
| Mama’s spouse | Papa |
| Gun owners’ org. | Nra |
| Chinese mammal | Panda |
| Squirrel’s treat | Acorn |
| Radio and newspapers, e.g. | Media |
| Baseball teams | Nines |
| Laid bathroom flooring | Tiled |
| Fat | Obese |
| Melees | Riots |
| Italian appetizer course | Antipasto |
| Big Dipper component | Star |
| Not youthful | Elderly |
| Bread choice | Rye |
| Remarkable | Notable |
| Baste | Sew |
| Cannon sound | Boom |
| Not here | There |
| Floppy ____ | Disk |
| Starting bet | Ante |
| Tilt | Lean |
| Brood | Stew |
| Saturate | Soak |
| Roof part | Eave |
| Amtrak terminals (abbr.) | Stas |
| Hot drink | Tea |
| Common conjunction | And |
