Star Tribune Puzzle Solutions & Answers December 14, 2023
Author: Boatload Puzzles
Across
| Splash | Slosh |
| Instance | Case |
| Uttered | Oral |
| Diva ____ Callas | Maria |
| Heed | Obey |
| Lacking color | Pale |
| Trimmed the border | Edged |
| Party after a wedding | Reception |
| Woeful word | Alas |
| Choose | Opt |
| Fishing nets | Seines |
| Leased car | Rental |
| Blizzard | Storm |
| Top pilots | Aces |
| Manet and Monet | Artists |
| Aye’s opposite | Nay |
| Raspy | Hoarse |
| Injection | Shot |
| Wed secretly | Elope |
| Tantrum | Fit |
| Mink wrap | Stole |
| Baking ____ | Soda |
| Most feeble | Lamest |
| Stately tree | Elm |
| Appetizer | Starter |
| Chimney dirt | Soot |
| Hiking path | Trail |
| Stated a viewpoint | Opined |
| Something done | Action |
| Electrified atom | Ion |
| Part | Role |
| Wetted | Moistened |
| Costly fur | Sable |
| “____ Lisa” | Mona |
| Fax | Send |
| Loafed | Idled |
| Candid | Open |
| Fling | Toss |
| Young people | Teens |
Down
| Blur | Smear |
| Large spoon | Ladle |
| Keyboard instrument | Organ |
| Afternoon nap | Siesta |
| Possessed | Had |
| Business abbr. | Corp |
| Assists a crook | Abets |
| 1/60th of a minute (abbr.) | Sec |
| Unpleasant sight | Eyesore |
| Pessimist’s opposite | Optimist |
| Shower | Rain |
| Sunburn soother | Aloe |
| Contact ____ | Lens |
| Sassy | Pert |
| Toast topping | Oleo |
| Hurt | Ache |
| Sips | Tastes |
| African expedition | Safari |
| Slipper | Shoe |
| Parkway fee | Toll |
| Rose stalk | Stem |
| Loch ____ | Ness |
| Plenty (2 wds.) | Alot |
| “Star Wars” character | Yoda |
| Border | Rim |
| Supporting one political group | Partisan |
| Quit | Stop |
| Thinnest | Leanest |
| Shortly | Soon |
| Horse’s gait | Trot |
| Outburst | Tirade |
| Mortgages | Liens |
| Aristocratic | Noble |
| Actress ____ Burstyn | Ellen |
| Acts | Deeds |
| Military supplies | Ammo |
| Henhouse | Coop |
| Fork point | Tine |
| Gambling term | Odds |
| Keanu Reeves role | Neo |
| Pose | Sit |