Author: Boatload Puzzles
Across
| Active ones | Doers |
| Smooth | Even |
| City vehicles | Cabs |
| Open soda | Uncap |
| Swamp | Mire |
| Singer ____ Fitzgerald | Ella |
| Ghostly | Eerie |
| Andean country | Peru |
| Clock face | Dial |
| Giant wave | Tsunami |
| Brooks | Streams |
| Not common | Rare |
| What Moses parted (2 wds.) | Redsea |
| Fishing string | Line |
| President Ronald ____ | Reagan |
| Embellish | Adorn |
| Male vendor | Salesman |
| “The Matrix”, e.g. | Movie |
| Glutton | Pig |
| Manufacture cloth | Weave |
| Menu term (3 wds.) | Alacarte |
| Spanish gentleman | Senor |
| Motive | Reason |
| Gambling city | Reno |
| Pale color | Pastel |
| Heavy weights | Tons |
| Toronto’s province | Ontario |
| Bank statement entry | Deposit |
| Finger noise | Snap |
| Good’s opponent | Evil |
| Diminish | Abate |
| Tender | Sore |
| Wind indicator | Vane |
| Keepsake | Token |
| Watched | Eyed |
| BPOE members | Elks |
| Gives the impression | Seems |
Down
| Music for two | Duet |
| Wallet stuffers | Ones |
| Unbleached color | Ecru |
| Precipitation | Rain |
| Harpoon | Spear |
| “The ____ Strikes Back” | Empire |
| Strive | Vie |
| Makes a mistake | Errs |
| Impartial | Neutral |
| Surrendered | Ceded |
| Pseudonym | Alias |
| Find fault with | Blame |
| Hot sauce | Salsa |
| Deface | Mar |
| Extends (a subscription) | Renews |
| Least hard | Easiest |
| Tibetan monk | Lama |
| Object of adoration | Idol |
| ____ Scotia | Nova |
| Funnyman ____ Idle | Eric |
| Practical joke | Gag |
| Closer | Nearer |
| Psychic | Seer |
| Horse’s hair | Mane |
| Bard of ____ | Avon |
| Notorious emperor | Nero |
| “Harper Valley ____” | Pta |
| Alleviate | Relieve |
| Scads | Oodles |
| Wind direction (abbr.) | Nne |
| Sheriff’s helpers | Posse |
| Pester | Annoy |
| Fixed gaze | Stare |
| Recorded | Taped |
| Minor disagreements | Spats |
| Track shape | Oval |
| Wind instrument | Oboe |
| Behalf | Sake |
| Detail | Item |
| Hamilton bills | Tens |
| Pen liquid | Ink |
