NetWord Puzzle Answers March 03, 2024
Author: by Mark McClain
Across
| Professional whistle blowers | REFS |
| Short periods, for short | SECS |
| Breakfast orders | EGGS |
| Look down on | SCORN |
| Blow up | ERUPT |
| Botanical in shampoos | ALOE |
| Ranch youngster | COLT |
| Broadcast portion | AUDIO |
| ’70s dance craze | DISCO |
| Roseanne’s last name | BARR |
| Double-reed instrument | OBOE |
| Locations | SPOTS |
| George Clooney heist film | OCEANSELEVEN |
| Meadow comment | BAA |
| Not occupied | FREE |
| Occupational suffix | IER |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial architect Maya | LIN |
| Taurus follower | GEMINI |
| Andean mammal | ALPACA |
| Andean mammals | LLAMAS |
| Shirker-worker’s time | MANANA |
| Collapses | FALLSTOPIECES |
| Barrel slats | STAVES |
| “No need to wake me” | IMUP |
| Hole number | PAR |
| One of several articles | THE |
| Manuscript sheets | FOLIOS |
| Extremely long time | EON |
| Places for hibachis | PATIOS |
| District near Piccadilly | SOHO |
| Fails to be | ISNT |
| Schlepped | LUGGED |
| More than | OVER |
| Repair bill component | PARTS |
| Fearful feeling | DREAD |
| Painter’s accessory | DROPCLOTH |
| Hoops announcer’s cry | ITSIN |
| Put a cap on | LIMIT |
| Rueful comment | ALAS |
| Tahini ingredient | SESAME |
| Cookware brand | TFAL |
| Composer Stravinsky | IGOR |
| Seals’ singing associate | CROFTS |
| USMC authorities | MPS |
| Divides up | ALLOTS |
| Sci-fi beings | ETS |
| OPEC member | UAE |
| Rhymester | POET |
| Papua New __ | GUINEA |
| Pail-passing firefighters | BUCKETBRIGADE |
| Confiscated | SEIZED |
| State bordering Bavaria | SAXONY |
| More silly | INANER |
| Not alfresco | INDOOR |
| Itty-bitty | WEE |
| Adverse | ILL |
| Pork order | CHOP |
| Resort amenity | SPA |
| Career barrier | GLASSCEILING |
| Stew server | LADLE |
| Comparable | AKIN |
| “Inside” info | DOPE |
| Zenith opposite | NADIR |
| Celestial hunter | ORION |
| South American capital | LIMA |
| It holds water by Buffalo | ERIE |
| Draw forth | EVOKE |
| Pound fractions | PENCE |
| It holds water in winter | SNOW |
| Hideaways | DENS |
| Large quantity | SLEW |
Down
| Make more modern | REDO |
| Country singer Church | ERIC |
| Melt together | FUSE |
| Shelter org. | SPCA |
| Duel tool | SABER |
| Mideast flier | ELAL |
| Italian composer admired by Bach | CORELLI |
| Excessively obedient | SERVILE |
| MBA class | ECON |
| Large quantity | GOB |
| Spherical topography | GLOBES |
| Geyser output | STEAM |
| European flier | SAS |
| Last two teams of a soccer tourney | CUPFINALISTS |
| Distinctive smell | ODOR |
| Formal observance | RITE |
| 15 Down detector | NOSE |
| Barbershop bottles | TONICS |
| Chair accessory | SEATPAD |
| Formally pass | ENACT |
| Aspires toward | AIMSFOR |
| The atmosphere, essentially | GASES |
| Alliance acronym | NATO |
| Off the subject | AFIELD |
| Prolific western author | LAMOUR |
| Sudden dive | PLUNGE |
| Italian peak | ALP |
| “Not impressed” | MEH |
| Hertz rival | AVIS |
| One of the 35 Down | NEON |
| Sidekick, for short | ASST |
| Feedbag bit | OAT |
| Preceding | PRIORTO |
| Nail treatment | PEDI |
| __-lacto vegetarian | OVO |
| Equinox mo. | SEP |
| Withdraws | OPTSOUT |
| “That’s absurd!” | HAH |
| Large food storage bag | GALLONZIPLOC |
| NBC former owner | RCA |
| NBA nonhappenings | TIES |
| Work with a trowel | DIG |
| Inc. relative | LLC |
| Regatta tool | OAR |
| Polynesian tongue | SAMOAN |
| Slow down | IMPEDE |
| Home-building bird | NESTER |
| Gets sum things wrong | MISADDS |
| With no germs | STERILE |
| Touches for an out | TAGS |
| Chimney channel | FLUE |
| Others: Lat. | ALII |
| Concrete support rod | REBAR |
| Beatles-era “excellent” | FAB |
| Prom queen, more than likely | TEEN |
| Prom wear | TUX |
| Angry look | SCOWL |
| Links org. | PGA |
| Worked with dough | KNEADED |
| Weedy lot, for instance | EYESORE |
| Not unruly | INLINE |
| Become understood | SOAKIN |
| Autumn birthstones | OPALS |
| Frozen beverages | ICEES |
| Hoofbeat sound | CLOP |
| Jackrabbit, e.g. | HARE |
| Norse Mars | ODIN |
| Chew like chinchillas | GNAW |
| Go around | SPIN |
| Washrooms | LAVS |
| Object of worship | IDOL |
| NFL uniform supplier | NIKE |
| Expanded | GREW |
| Compass reading | ENE |
| Texter’s view intro | IMO |