Crossword: by Mark McClain
Across
| Vague suggestion |
HINT |
| Didn’t mind donating |
SPARED |
| Coordinated collection |
SET |
| Verbal waffle |
IMAY |
| With little effort |
EASILY |
| Ostrich cousin |
EMU |
| Compression socks |
SUPPORTHOSE |
| Pic file format |
GIF |
| Trooper’s catch |
SPEEDER |
| Homer’s son |
BART |
| T. rex, e.g. |
DINO |
| Winged wisdom symbol |
OWL |
| Credit cost |
FINANCECHARGE |
| Compared with |
THAN |
| Dubious protagonist |
ANTIHERO |
| Slip in a pot |
IOU |
| County fair fare |
CORNDOG |
| Bronze element |
TIN |
| Parakeet cousin |
COCKATOO |
| Foal fare |
OATS |
| Really scary |
SPINETINGLING |
| John __ Lennon |
ONO |
| Credit cost |
RATE |
| Slight squabble |
SPAT |
| The opposition |
ENEMIES |
| In high demand |
HOT |
| Two-star officer |
REARADMIRAL |
| Before now |
AGO |
| Mind reader of a sort |
EMPATH |
| Turkish money |
LIRA |
| Palindromic parent |
MOM |
| To a greater extent |
MORESO |
| Discern |
ESPY |
Down
| Cat fight sound |
HISS |
| “My turn!” |
IMUP |
| Mane area |
NAPE |
| Entered on a keyboard |
TYPEDIN |
| Venus’ relative |
SERENA |
| Major contributor |
PATRON |
| Shade of gray |
ASH |
| Spanish river |
RIO |
| Wall bracket shapes |
ELS |
| Darken or lighten |
DYE |
| Big name in gaming |
SEGA |
| Mideast leader |
EMIR |
| Clump of grass |
TUFT |
| Valhalla boss |
ODIN |
| Far from scintillating |
BLAH |
| Twice tetra- |
OCTO |
| President Taylor or Fillmore |
WHIG |
| Immunologist in 2020s news |
FAUCI |
| Ecclesiastical laws |
CANON |
| Wind down |
END |
| Mark down, say |
RETAG |
| Courageous quality |
GRIT |
| Long times |
EONS |
| Quirky habits |
TICS |
| Earring shape |
HOOP |
| Normandy city |
CAEN |
| Comic strip canine |
OTTO |
| French king |
ROI |
| Nautical measure |
KNOT |
| Common horse race length |
ONEMILE |
| Hall of Famers |
GREATS |
| Shout on a ship |
LANDHO |
| Gossip topic |
ITEM |
| Phony deal |
SHAM |
| __ stick (bouncy thing) |
POGO |
| Bit of matter |
ATOM |
| Part of the eye |
IRIS |
| Old West icon |
EARP |
| Amuse highly |
SLAY |
| Sleep lab letters |
REM |
| Broody music |
EMO |
| National Lawn and Garden Mo. |
APR |
| Singer Carly __ Jepsen |
RAE |