NetWord Puzzle Clues and Answers January 01, 2024
Author: by Doug Peterson
Across
| Vaults for valuables | SAFES |
| Service station purchase | GAS |
| Hazy image | BLUR |
| Spike on a football shoe | CLEAT |
| A __ pittance (very little money) | MERE |
| Highway pathway | LANE |
| Musical work with arias | OPERA |
| Just a single time | ONCE |
| Reading basics | ABCS |
| Spots where turnpike fees are collected | TOLLBOOTHS |
| Waist strap with a buckle | BELT |
| Phonograph records: Abbr. | LPS |
| Airplane walkways | AISLES |
| __ mignon (steakhouse order) | FILET |
| Baby deer | FAWN |
| In addition | ALSO |
| Debt slips | IOUS |
| Pursue | CHASE |
| Dispensers of snacks or sodas | VENDINGMACHINES |
| Gobbled up | EATEN |
| Seized auto, for short | REPO |
| Rung of a ladder | STEP |
| Even, as a sports score | TIED |
| Snooped (around) | NOSED |
| Major South American river | AMAZON |
| WWII presidential monogram | FDR |
| One-person performance | SOLO |
| Arcade attractions with joysticks | VIDEOGAMES |
| Teheran’s country | IRAN |
| Topped with frosting | ICED |
| “Humble” residence | ABODE |
| Take a bold chance | DARE |
| Tips of shoes | TOES |
| Prod gently | NUDGE |
| Shade trees | ELMS |
| Cease | END |
| Having a sharp incline | STEEP |
Down
| Traditional kilt wearer | SCOT |
| Dog food brand | ALPO |
| Examine by touching | FEEL |
| __ Grey tea | EARL |
| Home for a horse | STABLE |
| Polite fellow | GENT |
| Curved part of the foot | ARCH |
| Two-person playground plank | SEESAW |
| Spills a secret | BLABS |
| Tag within a blouse | LABEL |
| Aunt’s husband | UNCLE |
| Takes a breather | RESTS |
| Calls from cows | MOOS |
| Decide to participate | OPTIN |
| One-twelfth of a foot | INCH |
| Pest on a poodle | FLEA |
| “Money __ everything” | ISNT |
| Hit the mother __ (strike it rich) | LODE |
| Seethed with rage | FUMED |
| “Right away!” in a memo | ASAP |
| Urban road: Abbr. | AVE |
| Fairy tale meanie | OGRE |
| Angry cat’s sound | HISS |
| Pay for a poker hand | ANTE |
| Sesame __ bun | SEED |
| Sixth sense: Abbr. | ESP |
| Engrossed by | INTO |
| Resident-owned apartment | CONDO |
| Ask to an event | INVITE |
| Lungs and hearts | ORGANS |
| “All kidding __ . . .” | ASIDE |
| Fable’s lesson | MORAL |
| Clock’s wake-up sound | ALARM |
| Urban districts | ZONES |
| Government agents, for short | FEDS |
| Phone’s tappable image | ICON |
| Homeowner’s document | DEED |
| Share a border with | ABUT |
| Pie a la __ | MODE |
| Razor’s sharp part | EDGE |
| Trickle slowly | SEEP |