Author: Boatload Puzzles
Across
| Pimples | Acne |
| The ____ of March | Ides |
| Fable collector | Aesop |
| Blacken | Char |
| IX | Nine |
| Innocent | Naive |
| Pitcher’s target (2 wds.) | Homeplate |
| Motorist’s aid | Atlas |
| Ram’s mate | Ewe |
| Highway divisions | Lanes |
| Viola’s kin | Cello |
| More sensible | Saner |
| ____ voyage! | Bon |
| Trip to the bank, e.g. | Errand |
| Make money | Earn |
| Gallery contents | Art |
| Watch face | Dial |
| Ran in neutral | Idled |
| Dixie general | Lee |
| As a substitute | Instead |
| Certain connector | Adapter |
| Chef’s unit (abbr.) | Tsp |
| Stairs | Steps |
| Long fishes | Eels |
| “You there!” | Hey |
| Fly | Soar |
| Thinly scattered | Sparse |
| Vitality | Pep |
| Aquatic animal | Otter |
| Decorate | Adorn |
| Mixes | Stirs |
| Sedan or coupe | Car |
| Sudden fright | Panic |
| Pass through | Penetrate |
| Avoid capture | Elude |
| Nest contents | Eggs |
| On top of | Upon |
| Moves upward | Rises |
| Bad grades | Dees |
| Disney fish | Nemo |
Down
| Yearn | Ache |
| Grub | Chow |
| Appoint | Name |
| Keats’ “before” | Ere |
| Away from the coast | Inland |
| Journalist ____ Sawyer | Diane |
| Went inside | Entered |
| Looks at | Sees |
| South American snake | Anaconda |
| Consumed | Eaten |
| Window ledge | Sill |
| Track shape | Oval |
| Acapulco coin | Peso |
| Blueprint | Plan |
| Snow melter | Salt |
| Raised dogs | Bred |
| Archie Bunker’s wife | Edith |
| Wash cycle | Rinse |
| Hoarse | Raspy |
| Sorrowful word | Alas |
| Modify | Alter |
| Film spools | Reels |
| Brief | Terse |
| Concept | Idea |
| Basic natures | Essences |
| On | Atop |
| Fleshy fruit | Pear |
| Mentor’s student | Protege |
| Accent | Stress |
| Irritant | Pest |
| Self-respect | Pride |
| Hint of a color | Tinge |
| Imitator | Aper |
| Surrealism’s Salvador ____ | Dali |
| Burden | Onus |
| Hastened | Sped |
| Batman’s wear | Cape |
| Tiny particle | Atom |
| Nevada town | Reno |
| Jog | Run |
