Author: Boatload Puzzles
Across
| Mongolian desert | Gobi |
| Bookie’s concerns | Bets |
| Meager | Scant |
| Wise birds | Owls |
| Ohio lake | Erie |
| ____ beam | Laser |
| Unmodified | Unaltered |
| Upper crust | Elite |
| Sahara, e.g. | Desert |
| Artist Salvador ____ | Dali |
| Query | Ask |
| How ____ you? | Are |
| Muhammad ____ | Ali |
| Reminds excessively | Nags |
| Mexican money | Peso |
| Desire to drink | Thirst |
| Catholic service | Mass |
| Mediate | Arbitrate |
| Army division | Unit |
| Astronomer Carl ____ | Sagan |
| December 24 and 31 | Eves |
| Trolley | Streetcar |
| Salamander | Newt |
| Grover’s street | Sesame |
| Ark builder | Noah |
| Commits perjury | Lies |
| Gun lobby (abbr.) | Nra |
| Cabbie’s bonus | Tip |
| 32nd pres. | Fdr |
| Yew or willow | Tree |
| Ranting speech | Tirade |
| Respond | React |
| Accessible | Available |
| Mysterious | Eerie |
| Jar tops | Lids |
| Yule song | Noel |
| Staircase part | Tread |
| Mailbox opening | Slot |
| Eros and Thor | Gods |
Down
| Cheese type | Gouda |
| Proprietor | Owner |
| Unenthused | Blase |
| Man or Wight | Isle |
| Ladybug, e.g. | Beetle |
| Do the wrong thing | Err |
| Bound | Tied |
| Car style | Sedan |
| ____ of hand (magic trick) | Sleight |
| Pres. Coolidge | Cal |
| The Orient | Asia |
| New Jersey team | Nets |
| “Star ____” | Trek |
| Ambush | Trap |
| Caesar’s language | Latin |
| Author ____ Asimov | Isaac |
| Warning horn | Siren |
| Kidney, e.g. | Organ |
| Rant | Rave |
| Hearty soup | Stew |
| Midterm, e.g. | Test |
| Tousle | Muss |
| Opening wager | Ante |
| Misters | Sirs |
| Burglarize | Steal |
| Red ____ (fighter pilot) | Baron |
| Ranch animal | Steer |
| Gave off | Emitted |
| Rembrandt, e.g. | Artist |
| Ice pellets | Hail |
| Closes tightly | Seals |
| Prohibition | Taboo |
| Loafed | Idled |
| Rinds | Peels |
| Worry | Fret |
| Buck | Deer |
| Hard to find | Rare |
| Devilish | Evil |
| Chimed | Rang |
| Undercover gp. | Cia |
| Bustle | Ado |
