Author: by Jared Cappel and Morris Greenberg
Across
| “Stop talking!” |
SHH |
| Popular cooking spray |
PAM |
| “Spring ahead” hrs. |
DST |
| With 27-Across, pretend to sing |
LIP |
| “The Raven” writer |
POE |
| Thurman of “Kill Bill” |
UMA |
| H, in Greek |
ETA |
| “___ to blame?” |
AMI |
| Aggressive Texas Hold’em cry |
IMALLIN |
| Cardboard pastry protector |
CAKEBOX |
| Competed against |
RIVALED |
| Bob Marley song with the lyric “Let’s get together and feel alright” |
ONELOVE |
| Justice Kagan |
ELENA |
| Conclude |
END |
| Name that’s also a month |
APRIL |
| See 10-Across |
SYNCH |
| “Half the Truth is often a great ___” (Benjamin Franklin) |
LIE |
| What Pirates may steal |
BASES |
| Preserve one piece of chicken? |
KEEPABREAST |
| One may be open-toed |
SANDAL |
| Oak nuts |
ACORNS |
| Gold, in Grenada |
ORO |
| Singer Lipa |
DUA |
| Noah’s vessel |
ARK |
| Winter driving hazard |
ICE |
| Obscene |
LEWD |
| Watches over |
MINDS |
| Comedy show segment |
SKIT |
| “Wonderwall” band |
OASIS |
| ___ de Janeiro |
RIO |
| Clothing brand with a “?” in its logo |
GUESS |
| Thoroughly examine … or what 30-Across, 4-Down and 9-Down do? |
PICKAPART |
| Roman city preserved in ash |
POMPEII |
| Great victory |
TRIUMPH |
| Hard-boiled Chinese snacks |
TEAEGGS |
| Five-story building, e.g. |
MIDRISE |
| Deal with |
ADDRESS |
| Enters a hot tub, say |
EASESIN |
Down
| Church toppers |
SPIRES |
| Short sermon |
HOMILY |
| “Beats me!” |
HEAVENKNOWS |
| Pluck one cabbage at the supermarket? |
PULLAHEAD |
| Friend, in France |
AMIE |
| Anti-apartheid activist Nelson |
MANDELA |
| Cryptologist, at times |
DECODER |
| Lee of Marvel Comics |
STAN |
| Draft one position in fantasy football? |
TAKEABACK |
| Mass refusal to work |
LABORSTRIKE |
| Apple video editor |
IMOVIE |
| Dots on a digital image |
PIXELS |
| Pierced surgically |
LANCED |
| Texan border city |
ELPASO |
| Pen tip |
NIB |
| Purple hue that’s also a fruit |
PLUM |
| Corn servings |
EARS |
| Song without accompaniment |
SOLO |
| Word before “code” or “rug” |
AREA |
| CBS military series |
NCIS |
| Complete collections |
SETS |
| (Mwah!) |
AIRKISS |
| Sign on some animal shelter cages |
ADOPTME |
| Big or Little formation in the night sky |
DIPPER |
| Actress Long |
NIA |
| Medical stitch |
SUTURE |
| Military blockade |
SIEGE |
| Crossword diagrams |
GRIDS |
| “Smokes” |
CIGS |
| Opera 33-Down |
ARIA |
| Bake sale grp. |
PTA |
| U.K. reference work |
OED |
| Seething |
MAD |
| Start to read? |
MIS |
| Air pump letters |
PSI |
| Rooster’s mate |
HEN |