Author: Boatload Puzzles
Across
| Hold up | Delay |
| Actor’s prompts | Cues |
| Whirl | Spin |
| Pedro’s friend | Amigo |
| Invitation letters | Rsvp |
| Song | Tune |
| Fainthearted | Timid |
| Informal affirmative | Yeah |
| Barking sounds | Arfs |
| Repented | Atoned |
| ’50s monogram | Dde |
| Red root | Beet |
| Secluded valley | Glen |
| Chalkboard wipers | Erasers |
| Burst | Pop |
| Inferior | Lesser |
| Dislike | Aversion |
| Serious | Solemn |
| Flower part | Petal |
| Yule drink | Nog |
| “Ave ____” | Maria |
| Lacking iron | Anemic |
| Anxiously | Uneasily |
| Fellow leading actor | Costar |
| Raised railways | Els |
| Plead with | Entreat |
| Spasms | Tics |
| Extra | More |
| Cleaning cloth | Rag |
| Cut open | Cleave |
| Band instrument | Oboe |
| Argument | Spat |
| Spouse’s kin (hyph.) | Inlaw |
| Tattle | Tell |
| She, in Paris | Elle |
| Hangman’s loop | Noose |
| Building wings | Ells |
| ____ between the lines | Read |
| Orchard members | Trees |
Down
| Facts | Data |
| Send forth | Emit |
| Star’s car | Limo |
| Maturing | Aging |
| Swiss song | Yodel |
| Shed tears | Cry |
| Secondhand | Used |
| Dodges | Evades |
| Ball-shaped objects | Spheres |
| Pierces | Stabs |
| Blender setting | Puree |
| Deduce | Infer |
| Birds’ abodes | Nests |
| Sub shop | Deli |
| Inert gas | Neon |
| Scent | Aroma |
| Mama’s husband | Papa |
| Range part | Oven |
| Baseball’s ____ Rose | Pete |
| Muzzle | Snout |
| Male sheep | Ram |
| Golfer’s woe | Slice |
| “Viva ____ Vegas” | Las |
| Cleveland’s lake | Erie |
| Grinding machine | Mill |
| Those opposed | Nays |
| Bothersome insect | Gnat |
| Less refined | Coarser |
| Musician ____ Clapton | Eric |
| Paper fastener | Staple |
| Act the ham | Emote |
| ____ Prize | Nobel |
| Fabled dwarf | Troll |
| Staggers | Reels |
| Actor/Director ____ Eastwood | Clint |
| Spanish “mister” | Senor |
| Festive occasion | Gala |
| Burn reliever | Aloe |
| Flower container | Vase |
| Flock mothers | Ewes |
| Koppel or Williams | Ted |
