Crossword: by Lester Ruff
Across
| Aesop’s shepherd, e.g. |
ALARMIST |
| Bet |
ATRISK |
| It’s between Atlanta and Chattanooga |
MARIETTA |
| Addresses |
SEESTO |
| Wafting |
INTHEAIR |
| Pizza’s partner potables in “Home Alone” |
PEPSIS |
| Stop order |
THATLLBEENOUGH |
| Word from the Greek for “century” |
AEON |
| Onetime Pringles Light ingredient |
OLEAN |
| Cry for attention |
MEME |
| Predominance |
BRUNT |
| Shuttered shooter |
SLR |
| Intuition, so to speak |
RADAR |
| Only thought |
UNSAID |
| He wrote “Materialism and Empiro-criticism “at the British Museum (1908) |
LENIN |
| Literature Nobelist 23 years after GBS |
TSE |
| Designate |
TAB |
| Healer’s handle |
DOC |
| South Island stuffed souvenir |
MOA |
| Mayflower or heather |
SHRUB |
| Bodies of bees |
VOCABS |
| What koi can consume |
ALGAE |
| Hard-hats’ wet concrete |
MUD |
| Certain Pillar fulfiller |
HADJI |
| __ dog |
CORN |
| Takeoff |
SPOOF |
| It’s not Impossible |
BEEF |
| Like dictionaries |
QUADRISYLLABIC |
| Wildlife photographer’s aid |
UNIPOD |
| Course heading |
ALACARTE |
| Set off |
IGNITE |
| Handle headings |
NAVIGATE |
| Put through paces |
TESTED |
| Exploits |
TRADESON |
Down
| “Compagnon frequente” |
AMI |
| Beacons’ lens enclosures |
LANTERNS |
| Chicago’s Siskel Film Center, for instance |
ARTHOUSE |
| 2023 Super Bowl performer |
RIHANNA |
| Venue for vaults |
MEET |
| 1920’s __-Ethiopian Treaty |
ITALO |
| Publicity pieces |
STILLS |
| Nellie Bly contemporary |
TARBELL |
| Western home of the Tyrolean Lodge |
ASPEN |
| Minor, quite possibly |
TEEN |
| Tower with the power |
REPOMAN |
| Gave out |
ISSUED |
| Place for pollen |
STIGMA |
| Allowed |
KOSHER |
| Dog-__ |
EARED |
| Sit by |
ABUT |
| Emulate Ken Jennings |
TITHE |
| Japanese letters on Times Square’s first eco-billboard |
RICOH |
| Its library holds about 40K genealogies |
DAR |
| National Gratitude Mo. |
NOV |
| Raises, likewise without its first and third letter |
BUMPS |
| After-dinner drinks |
MADEIRAS |
| Don’t readily accept |
OBJECTTO |
| “Ain’t gonna happen!” |
ASIF |
| Playground spot in Sussex |
SANDPIT |
| Like bleach bottles |
BUOYANT |
| Bucks |
CABBAGE |
| Conduct (oneself) |
ACQUIT |
| Hotel accommodation |
LOUNGE |
| Minimal minerals |
GRAINS |
| Buck |
DOLLAR |
| Polygonal, by definition |
SIDED |
| Rapper’s distinctive style |
FLAVA |
| Flashcard-style |
ROTE |
| Proton donor, in chemistry |
ACID |
| “Her __ sae bright, like stars at night”: Burns |
EEN |