Crossword: by Doug Peterson
Across
| Classroom exam |
TEST |
| “Bye-bye!” |
TATA |
| Unsuccessful film |
BOMB |
| Swearing-in pledge |
OATH |
| Venue for a boxing match |
ARENA |
| Untruthful person |
LIAR |
| Thin vegetables in casseroles |
GREENBEANS |
| Initial poker payment |
ANTE |
| Swiss mountain |
ALP |
| Charged atoms |
IONS |
| Broke into, as a computer |
HACKED |
| Ink smear |
BLOT |
| Author Twain |
MARK |
| Orchard fruits |
APPLES |
| Snoozing spot hung up between two trees |
HAMMOCK |
| __ cheese salad dressing |
BLEU |
| Take a nap |
DOZE |
| Touch down on a runway |
LAND |
| Secret message |
CODE |
| Wasn’t feeling well |
AILED |
| Creative thought |
IDEA |
| Wild guess |
STAB |
| Movies borrowed from libraries |
DVDS |
| Swerve sharply |
VEER |
| Long parts of a shirt |
SLEEVES |
| Type of insect that a ladybug is |
BEETLE |
| Sandwich breads |
RYES |
| Argue the pros and __ |
CONS |
| Person making a soccer goal |
SCORER |
| Noisy |
LOUD |
| “Now I get it!” |
AHA |
| Car with a meter |
TAXI |
| Darker-than-white cereal sweetener |
BROWNSUGAR |
| Fencing sword |
EPEE |
| Retained for later |
SAVED |
| Mailed out |
SENT |
| Store section selling neckties |
MENS |
| That woman’s |
HERS |
| Feeling nervous |
EDGY |
Down
| Julius Caesar garment |
TOGA |
| __ Grey (pekoe alternative) |
EARL |
| Rung of a ladder |
STEP |
| Run-of-__-mill |
THE |
| Forbidden things |
TABOOS |
| “Well, __ you clever!” |
ARENT |
| Cups of pekoe |
TEAS |
| Raggedy doll |
ANN |
| Greek salads’ dark fruits |
BLACKOLIVES |
| Pig’s sound |
OINK |
| Wife or husband |
MATE |
| Raised, as racehorses |
BRED |
| Very embarrassed |
ASHAMED |
| Long African river |
NILE |
| What a pitcher throws with |
ARM |
| Round fruits baked into muffins |
BLUEBERRIES |
| Path-following paper puzzles |
MAZES |
| First lessons in reading |
ABCS |
| Novels’ story lines |
PLOTS |
| Propel a tricycle |
PEDAL |
| Grasps in one’s hand |
HOLDS |
| Military school student |
CADET |
| Prepare to propose |
KNEEL |
| Plunges into water |
DIVES |
| Take a bold chance |
DARE |
| Words like “possibly” and “truly” |
ADVERBS |
| Center of a hurricane |
EYE |
| By leaps and __ (with rapid progress) |
BOUNDS |
| Concludes |
ENDS |
| Crouch in fear |
COWER |
| Flower stalk |
STEM |
| __ Canaveral, FL |
CAPE |
| Plow-pulling animals |
OXEN |
| Be very fond of |
LOVE |
| Matured, as wine |
AGED |
| Install, as a framed painting |
HANG |
| Overly stylish |
ARTY |
| Cheerleader’s quaint shout |
RAH |
| Find a purpose for |
USE |