Author: Boatload Puzzles
Across
| Cogwheel | Gear |
| Postage mark | Stamp |
| Earring site | Lobe |
| Talented | Able |
| Forbidden | Taboo |
| Aristocrat | Earl |
| Hawaiian necklaces | Leis |
| Avoid capture | Elude |
| Type of milk | Skim |
| Curved doorway | Arch |
| ____ Sampras of tennis | Pete |
| Snaky letters | Esses |
| Swipe | Steal |
| Skid | Slide |
| Flat bread | Pita |
| Capital of New Jersey | Trenton |
| Desire for food | Appetite |
| Reduced in price (2 wds.) | Onsale |
| Promissory note | Iou |
| Corroded | Eaten |
| Third letter | Cee |
| Enjoy a book again | Reread |
| Debtor’s opposite | Creditor |
| Part of the rib cage | Sternum |
| Fruit beverages | Ades |
| Settle a debt | Repay |
| Grinding tooth | Molar |
| Relative by marriage (hyph.) | Inlaw |
| Paper quantity | Ream |
| Bound | Lope |
| Viewed | Seen |
| Theater walkway | Aisle |
| Land measure | Acre |
| Burden | Load |
| Scoff | Sneer |
| Peacock’s pride | Tail |
| Conclusions | Ends |
| Old-fashioned | Passe |
| Building extensions | Ells |
Down
| Parties | Galas |
| Critic Roger ____ | Ebert |
| Wonderland girl | Alice |
| Form again | Reshape |
| Stride | Step |
| Story | Tale |
| Borders on | Abuts |
| Early car (2 wds.) | Modelt |
| Edgar Allan ____ | Poe |
| Decreases | Lessens |
| Acorn producers | Oaks |
| French cheese | Brie |
| Shade providers | Elms |
| Adam’s abode | Eden |
| Ignited | Lit |
| Pressed | Ironed |
| Occupied (2 wds.) | Tiedup |
| One ____ time (2 wds.) | Ata |
| Diplomacy | Tact |
| Bread topping | Oleo |
| At no time, in verse | Neer |
| Broadcasts | Airs |
| Rhyme creator | Poet |
| Uncontaminated | Pure |
| And so on (abbr.) | Etc |
| Period in history | Era |
| Trips to the bank, e.g. | Errands |
| Once more | Anew |
| Clinton’s party (abbr.) | Dem |
| Quarantine | Isolate |
| Boat basin | Marina |
| Positive responses | Yeses |
| Regional | Local |
| ____ Fools’ Day | April |
| Film spools | Reels |
| Capri or Man | Isle |
| Broadway sign | Neon |
| Conduct | Lead |
| Pub drinks | Ales |
| Nothing more than | Mere |
| Nile snake | Asp |
