Author: by Zhouqin Burnikel
Across
| Fail to get the W | LOSE |
| Animal symbol of Rastafari | LION |
| Sudan-to-Egypt direction | NORTH |
| Uppermost point | APEX |
| Area equal to about 200 feet by 200 feet | ACRE |
| In the loop | AWARE |
| Vegetable that makes pickled turnips pink | BEET |
| Something lawyers have to do to get licensed | PASSTHEBAR |
| Chatted privately online | DMED |
| Quick jotting | NOTE |
| Contractor’s submission | BID |
| Sound from a bull | SNORT |
| Permits entry to | ADMITS |
| It has yellow flesh and black seeds | GOLDKIWIFRUIT |
| Suffix for “lemon” or “Power” | ADE |
| Go paperless on Tax Day | EFILE |
| Heating pad target | ACHE |
| Low-visibility conditions | FOGS |
| Porcelain coating | ENAMEL |
| Strange | ODD |
| Like churros and tonkatsu | FRIED |
| Thumbs-down vote | NAY |
| Chinese for “thunder” | LEI |
| ___ Lauder | ESTEE |
| Red tag events | SALES |
| Conclude | END |
| Creme ___ creme | DELA |
| Great Lake with a lot of walleye | ERIE |
| Thumbs-up vote | AYE |
| Tadpole’s home | POND |
| One who sees the future | ORACLE |
| It represents a departed loved one on an ofrenda | SUGARSKULL |
| Egg on | GOAD |
| Picture | IMAGE |
| Much-admired celebrity | IDOL |
| Like Rapunzel’s hair | LONG |
| Like well-worn jeans | FADED |
| Headline material | NEWS |
| Parafencing sword | EPEE |
Down
| Science room | LAB |
| Guest columnist’s piece | OPED |
| Sarcastic response to an obvious scam | SEEMSLEGIT |
| Lengthen | EXTEND |
| Spot for a sitting kitten | LAP |
| Resigned exclamation | ICANTWIN |
| “. . . ish” | ORSO |
| Home in a tree | NEST |
| “I’m good, thanks” | NAH |
| Have to pay back | OWE |
| Quick internet lookup that somehow leads to two hours of reading about the Shmoo, for example | RABBITHOLE |
| Hair color is one | TRAIT |
| Groups of cattle | HERDS |
| Rip | TEAR |
| Okey-___ | DOKE |
| Widespread | RIFE |
| ___ citizens | DUAL |
| Karaoke prop | MIC |
| Embarrassing blunder | GAFFE |
| Unpleasant smells | ODORS |
| “Broad City” star Glazer | ILANA |
| Like fillies and mares | FEMALE |
| The Garden of ___ | EDEN |
| Tournament ranking | SEED |
| “Here we go again” looks | EYEROLLS |
| “What ___ you expect?” | DID |
| Burgundy or ruby | DEEPRED |
| Became clear | SANKIN |
| Title for a knight | SIR |
| Dia de ___ Muertos | LOS |
| Bird on Zambia’s flag | EAGLE |
| “Dream on!” | ASIF |
| Arizona’s “Sunniest City on Earth” | YUMA |
| “Good heavens!” | EGAD |
| Bro | DUDE |
| Chicken’s home | COOP |
| Track meet assignment | LANE |
| Small advantage | EDGE |
| One, for a newborn in Korea | AGE |
| “Friends in ___ Places” | LOW |
