Star Tribune Crossword Puzzle Answers December 11, 2023
Author: Boatload Puzzles
Across
| Skillful | Able |
| Turned white | Paled |
| Walk heavily | Slog |
| Ramble | Roam |
| “Carmen,” e.g. | Opera |
| Coyote’s cry | Howl |
| Immaculate ____ | Conception |
| Eye suggestively | Ogle |
| Prepare tea | Steep |
| ____ of (throw out) | Dispose |
| Wheel count on a semi | Eighteen |
| NBC’s rival | Cbs |
| Average grades | Cees |
| Inferior | Lesser |
| Miami team | Heat |
| Mature | Ripe |
| Animated | Alive |
| Books of maps | Atlases |
| Igloo dwellers | Eskimos |
| Heavyset | Stout |
| Pulled apart | Tore |
| Prod | Poke |
| Of the mind | Mental |
| Untruthful one | Liar |
| Butterfly catcher | Net |
| White flower | Gardenia |
| Type of paint | Tempera |
| Canvas covers | Tarps |
| Balm | Aloe |
| Irrelavant | Immaterial |
| Coagulate | Clot |
| Ease up | Abate |
| Capital of Norway | Oslo |
| Sunbathes | Tans |
| Carried | Toted |
| Robin’s abode | Nest |
Down
| Circle sections | Arcs |
| Cowboy’s shoe | Boot |
| Alley | Lane |
| Host | Emcee |
| Burst | Pop |
| Fitting | Apt |
| Hawaiian garland | Lei |
| Wash away | Erode |
| Frontiersman ____ Boone | Daniel |
| Store | Shop |
| Advertising emblem | Logo |
| Nocturnal birds | Owls |
| Joy | Glee |
| Grand | Epic |
| Move stealthily | Sneak |
| Richard ____ of “Chicago” | Gere |
| Holdup | Heist |
| Recipe unit (abbr.) | Tsp |
| Gorge | Chasm |
| Midler or Davis | Bette |
| Beauty parlor | Salon |
| Slide | Slip |
| Singer Paul ____ | Simon |
| Call forth | Evoke |
| Bowler’s button | Reset |
| Tightly stretched | Taut |
| Creepy | Eerie |
| Phase | Stage |
| Actor ____ Connery | Sean |
| Dated | Old |
| Cowboy’s rope | Lariat |
| ____ of passage | Rite |
| Stallone role | Rambo |
| Baseball great Hank ____ | Aaron |
| Poise | Tact |
| Jazz singer ____ Fitzgerald | Ella |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
| Favorites | Pets |
| Go up | Rise |
| Buddies | Pals |
| Vegas machine | Slot |
| “Welcome” rug | Mat |
| Had a snack | Ate |
| Actor ____ Danson | Ted |