Crossword: by Doug Peterson
Across
| “Close but no __” |
CIGAR |
| At the very end |
LAST |
| Blogger’s entry |
POST |
| Like very much |
ADORE |
| Ancient Andes native |
INCA |
| Look __ (investigate) |
INTO |
| Establish, as an organization |
SETUP |
| Part of a molecule |
ATOM |
| Great joy |
GLEE |
| Percussion instrument that jingles |
TAMBOURINE |
| Exercise centers |
GYMS |
| Absorb knowledge |
LEARN |
| Swirling current |
EDDY |
| Leans to one side |
TILTS |
| “A likely story!” |
IBET |
| __ and crafts |
ARTS |
| Road’s black surface |
TAR |
| Pasture |
MEADOW |
| Horse rider’s strap |
REIN |
| Banish from a country |
EXILE |
| Notorious Roman emperor |
NERO |
| Very well-known |
FAMOUS |
| Earl Grey or pekoe |
TEA |
| Was sure of |
KNEW |
| Church benches |
PEWS |
| Human __ (person) |
BEING |
| Neutral, first, or reverse |
GEAR |
| Wipe from a blackboard |
ERASE |
| Weep loudly |
BAWL |
| Noisy crib toy |
BABYRATTLE |
| Money of France |
EURO |
| Cajun veggie |
OKRA |
| Deliberately delay |
STALL |
| Typical Syrian or Iraqi |
ARAB |
| Cutlet meat |
VEAL |
| Untidy heaps |
PILES |
| Sticky cellophane roll |
TAPE |
| Slight advantage |
EDGE |
| Excerpt of a play |
SCENE |
Down
| Group of performers |
CAST |
| Best possible |
IDEAL |
| “I have no idea” |
GOTME |
| Dutch Caribbean isle |
ARUBA |
| Tell what you saw |
REPORT |
| Person telling fibs |
LIAR |
| Prefix meaning “against” |
ANTI |
| Breakfast cakes |
SCONES |
| Made docile |
TAMED |
| Kid’s cute coin holder |
PIGGYBANK |
| Nothing more than |
ONLY |
| Plant’s stalk |
STEM |
| Tips of slippers |
TOES |
| Brings together |
UNITES |
| Game cube with round dots |
DIE |
| Overly lenient |
LAX |
| Overly familiar, as a phrase |
TRITE |
| Eve’s first residence |
EDEN |
| Made a rip in |
TORE |
| Comic strip bark |
ARF |
| Gather up a harvest |
REAP |
| Daylight saving __ |
TIME |
| Small sphere holding a winter scene |
SNOWGLOBE |
| More cruel |
MEANER |
| “That’s amazing!” |
WOW |
| Hawaiian floral necklace |
LEI |
| Find a purpose for |
USE |
| Slowed down a car |
BRAKED |
| Holds tightly |
GRASPS |
| Higher than |
ABOVE |
| House’s upper storage area |
ATTIC |
| Not fresh, as bread |
STALE |
| DeGeneres or Burstyn |
ELLEN |
| Pulsate |
BEAT |
| Mysterious glow |
AURA |
| Cover a present in paper |
WRAP |
| Be boastful |
BRAG |
| New Haven university |
YALE |
| Otherwise |
ELSE |