Author: Boatload Puzzles
Across
| A sense | Taste |
| Skin irritation | Itch |
| Formerly | Once |
| Female singers | Altos |
| Stable female | Mare |
| Function | Role |
| Wharves | Piers |
| School leader | Principal |
| December 24 and 31 | Eves |
| Behind schedule | Late |
| Listens | Heeds |
| Bank statement entry | Deposit |
| Drizzle | Rain |
| Teamster’s rig | Semi |
| Mean | Intend |
| Oil-drilling equipment | Rig |
| Roman general | Caesar |
| Burn balm | Aloe |
| Tiny landmass | Islet |
| Siesta | Nap |
| Actress ____ DeGeneres | Ellen |
| Honk | Beep |
| Reach | Attain |
| Bottom-row key | Alt |
| Junior’s dad | Senior |
| Took a bus | Rode |
| Took to court | Sued |
| Scuffles | Tussles |
| Previous | Prior |
| Edges | Rims |
| Show concern | Care |
| Lopsided election | Landslide |
| Lustrous fabric | Satin |
| Teen’s woe | Acne |
| Range part | Oven |
| Heroic poems | Epics |
| Famous loch | Ness |
| Defeat | Beat |
| Anxious | Tense |
Down
| Recorded | Taped |
| Animated | Alive |
| Make tea | Steep |
| Upper bodies | Torsos |
| Curvy letter | Ess |
| Intolerant of delay | Impatient |
| Small pie | Tart |
| Town’s announcer | Crier |
| Chick’s mom | Hen |
| Rug type | Oriental |
| Negative reply | Nope |
| Clothed | Clad |
| Elongated fish | Eels |
| Facial feature | Chin |
| Peruvian capital | Lima |
| Religious order | Sect |
| Tire filler | Air |
| Vocalist ____ Fitzgerald | Ella |
| Yule song | Noel |
| Fender-bender result | Dent |
| Kids | Ribs |
| Got it! (2 wds.) | Isee |
| Secluded valley | Glen |
| Fri. follower | Sat |
| Renter’s rooms | Apartment |
| Incidents | Episodes |
| Conclusions | Ends |
| “We ____ Family” | Are |
| Gambler’s notes | Ious |
| Not theirs | Ours |
| Get free | Escape |
| Operate a car | Drive |
| Caesar’s language | Latin |
| Roberts and Clapton | Erics |
| Feel | Sense |
| Plot | Plan |
| Marathon, e.g. | Race |
| Country lodgings | Inns |
| Inspiration | Idea |
| Toss | Lob |
| Group | Set |
