Author: Boatload Puzzles
Across
Dictionary entry | Word |
Make up for | Atone |
Cobra’s comment | Hiss |
Not ashore | Asea |
Clip | Shear |
Army division | Unit |
Grand ____ | Slam |
Commit (a crime) | Perpetrate |
City buried by Mt. Vesuvius | Pompeii |
Treat for kitty | Catnip |
Stops | Arrests |
Certain dashes | Ens |
Guarantee | Assure |
Glue | Paste |
Property claims | Liens |
Oinking animal | Pig |
Enthusiastic | Eager |
Old | Aged |
UN member | Usa |
Nasty | Vile |
Bush | Shrub |
L. ____ Hubbard | Ron |
Thickly populated | Dense |
Relieved | Eased |
Talked back | Sassed |
Wrestler’s pad | Mat |
More sharply inclined | Steeper |
Moon feature | Crater |
Craftsperson | Artisan |
Ellen DeGeneres, e.g. | Comedienne |
Audition tape | Demo |
Sign | Omen |
Primp | Preen |
Placed | Laid |
Cloth measure | Yard |
National bird | Eagle |
Outcomes | Ends |
Down
Social insect | Wasp |
Norwegian capital | Oslo |
500 sheets | Ream |
Moist | Damp |
Be ambitious | Aspire |
Belonging to them | Their |
Above, in verse | Oer |
Brief sleep | Nap |
Builds | Erects |
Harm | Hurt |
Silly | Inane |
Peaceful protest (hyph.) | Sitin |
Short distances | Steps |
A sense | Taste |
Corn spikes | Ears |
Incident | Episode |
Astronomer Carl ____ | Sagan |
Lamenting cry | Alas |
Sorrowful sound | Sigh |
Clairvoyant person | Seer |
Improper | Undue |
Roof overhangs | Eaves |
Thick soup | Puree |
Cotton machines | Gins |
Differently | Else |
Marsh plant | Reed |
Stationed | Based |
Pub missile | Dart |
Skunk feature | Stripe |
Peaceful | Serene |
Doctor on “Star Trek” | Mccoy |
Fragrance | Aroma |
More docile | Tamer |
Discussion group | Panel |
Watch over | Tend |
At rest | Idle |
Penn or Connery | Sean |
Within | Amid |
Indicates assent | Nods |
Distinctive time | Era |
Not pos. | Neg |