Author: Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| U.F.O. crew, supposedly |
ETS |
| Mimicked |
APED |
| Light bulb, in a comic strip |
IDEA |
| Soaks up some rays |
SUNS |
| Duck known for its soft down |
EIDER |
| Smallest unit of life |
CELL |
| Peach or beech |
TREE |
| Underwater divers’ aids |
SCUBAMASKS |
| Lowest numbered club for a golfer |
ONEIRON |
| Reznor of Nine Inch Nails |
TRENT |
| “When the moon hits your eye like a big ___, that’s amore” (Dean Martin lyric) |
PIZZAPIE |
| Datum for a basketball point guard |
ASSIST |
| Deutschland denial |
NEIN |
| Rite Aid competitor |
CVS |
| Show respect for |
HONOR |
| Many a G.I. |
NCO |
| Break bread |
EAT |
| Nanny |
Goat :: ___ |
| “Wanna take this outside?,” e.g … or what are found four times in this puzzle’s circled letters |
FIGHTINGWORDS |
| Can material |
TIN |
| Maple product |
SAP |
| “___ to Billie Joe” (1967 #1 hit) |
ODE |
| Commonly sprained joint |
ANKLE |
| Prefix that means “bad” |
MAL |
| Dutch cheese |
EDAM |
| Stones embedded in a crown |
JEWELS |
| Influence through close contact |
RUBOFFON |
| Moved smoothly |
EASED |
| Bygone Japanese camera brand |
MINOLTA |
| Weird Al Yankovic medley that features “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls |
POLKAPOWER |
| Landing spot for Santa |
ROOF |
| Delta deposit |
SILT |
| What’s in style |
TREND |
| Pub projectile |
DART |
| To boot |
ALSO |
| Fool (with) |
MESS |
| Passenger-screening org. |
TSA |
Down
| Legally prohibit |
ESTOP |
| Submit, as homework |
TURNIN |
| Reason to say “Gesundheit!” |
SNEEZE |
| Famed fable writer |
AESOP |
| Meal on a blanket |
PICNIC |
| College email suffix |
EDU |
| Red ink, so to speak |
DEBT |
| “You underestimate me!” |
ICANSO |
| Governed by fate |
DESTINED |
| Rocky Mountain ___ (state animal of Utah) |
ELK |
| Politicians Gore and Franken |
ALS |
| Taking by force |
SEIZING |
| “Ta-___ Boom-de-ay” |
RARA |
| Netlike fabric |
MESH |
| Cattle farmer’s land |
RANCH |
| What “E” stands for in golf |
EVENPAR |
| Female pigs |
SOWS |
| Uno + due |
TRE |
| Droop |
SAG |
| Tie-breaking periods, for short |
OTS |
| What it takes to tango |
TWO |
| “OK, have it your way!” |
FINE |
| What quill pens are dipped in |
INKWELLS |
| Sam-___ (Seuss character) |
IAM |
| Greek theater |
ODEON |
| Robert ___, Paul Newman’s co-star in “The Sting” |
REDFORD |
| ___ Mahal |
TAJ |
| Surreptitiously give, as classified information |
LEAKTO |
| “Frozen” queen |
ELSA |
| Light units |
LUMENS |
| Opposite of sinking |
AFLOAT |
| The “M” of G.M. |
MOTORS |
| Labor Day’s mo. |
SEPT |
| Eagles and falcons |
BIRDS |
| Can./U.S./Mex. treaty |
NAFTA |
| Campus building |
DORM |
| “Don’t text and drive” ad, e.g. |
PSA |
| Dipstick coating |
OIL |
| Itsy-bitsy |
WEE |