Star Tribune Crossword Clues and Answers December 28, 2023
Author: Boatload Puzzles
Across
| Must, slangily | Gotta |
| Astounded | Awed |
| Grating | Grid |
| Locales | Areas |
| Bruised | Sore |
| Rural road | Lane |
| First extra inning | Tenth |
| Useful | Practical |
| Boston time zone (abbr.) | Est |
| Swarm | Teem |
| Highly skilled | Adept |
| Slugger Hank ____ | Aaron |
| Canadian province | Alberta |
| Wicker | Rattan |
| Pub offerings | Ales |
| Poet ____ Dickinson | Emily |
| Locale | Site |
| Fraudulent scheme | Scam |
| Opera singer | Diva |
| Speed trap device | Radar |
| Mexican coin | Peso |
| Lyric verses | Odes |
| Constantly | Ever |
| ____ dot | Polka |
| Still snoozing | Abed |
| Least rainy | Driest |
| Toy racer (2 wds.) | Slotcar |
| Metal spikes | Nails |
| Dogma | Tenet |
| Faction | Side |
| Danson or Koppel | Ted |
| Exaggerate | Overstate |
| Disparaging | Snide |
| Lacking fat | Lean |
| Funnyman ____ Idle | Eric |
| Locomotive | Train |
| Building extensions | Ells |
| Farm unit | Acre |
| Seasons | Salts |
Down
| Golden ____ Bridge | Gate |
| Mined minerals | Ores |
| Provisional | Tentative |
| Tit for ____ | Tat |
| Smoker’s need | Ashtray |
| Type of poplar | Aspen |
| Fish bait | Worm |
| Memorable time | Era |
| Christmas mo. | Dec |
| Move smoothly | Glide |
| Marathon runner | Racer |
| Not fitting | Inapt |
| Greek letter | Delta |
| File labels | Tabs |
| Chunk of eternity | Eon |
| Road guide | Atlas |
| Church table | Altar |
| Sly look | Leer |
| Decorator’s advice | Redo |
| In the middle of | Amid |
| Assisted | Aided |
| Screen ____ | Saver |
| Rot | Spoil |
| Divine | Celestial |
| Inquires | Asks |
| Castle ditch | Moat |
| Songstress ____ McEntire | Reba |
| Clergymen | Priests |
| Pretends | Acts |
| Pop | Dad |
| Fur scarf | Stole |
| Smooth | Level |
| Basketball’s Shaquille ____ | Oneal |
| Shore birds | Terns |
| Brother’s daughter | Niece |
| Recipe verb | Stir |
| Revise copy | Edit |
| Bears’ lairs | Dens |
| Steeped brew | Tea |
| ____ de Triomphe | Arc |
| Gun org. | Nra |