Code Letter Answers November 18, 2023
Crossword: by Steve Mossberg
Across
| Patagonian purrer | PAMPASCAT |
| Small vessel | VIAL |
| Pushes too hard | OVERSELLS |
| Tough to get into | DENSE |
| Drop-off remark | GOTOSLEEP |
| Not to be picked | UNFIT |
| Doesn’t settle | OWES |
| Much removed | FAR |
| Where underground bands get together | GNEISS |
| “Understood” | POINTTAKEN |
| Head turners | SCENES |
| Modern verification solicitation | AMIRITE |
| Nothing really | SPACES |
| Fleece | SKIN |
| Craft that benefits craft | TUG |
| Jaunty | PERT |
| Follower down aisles | TRAIN |
| Delivered pitches | SUNG |
| What might link a person to their hometown | IAN |
| Main marker | BUOY |
| Inclinations | GRADES |
| Folders for photos | TRIPODS |
| Priestly wear | STOLES |
| It’s not just a number | VARIETYACT |
| Limited edition treat that returned in ’23 | SMOREO |
| Air ender | BNB |
| Aural irritation | DRIP |
| It ends up in your stomach | AORTA |
| Country club construction | POOLHOUSE |
| “Sea-nymphs hourly ring its __” : “The Tempest” | KNELL |
| Treat in a snow-capped wrapper | ANDESMINT |
| Unforced | EASY |
| Safari setups | MESSTENTS |
Down
| Jump-on-tail skateboard stunt | POGO |
| Surely state | AVOW |
| Word from the Greek for “measure” | METE |
| Seek your fortune, perhaps | PROSPECT |
| Animal carrier | ASS |
| Venue offering theme rooms and costumes | SELFIESTUDIO |
| Puts in order | CLEANS |
| Catching everything | ALERT |
| Eight dashes, for short | TSP |
| Facing | VENEER |
| Unimaginable extent | INFINITUDE |
| Just like that | ASIS |
| “I’m here for that” | LETS |
| Big name in breakfasts | DUNKIN |
| Betting settings | GAMINGTABLES |
| What I might mean | ONE |
| Spicy snack-chip | TAKI |
| Poseidon possession | SPEAR |
| Salmon and squid | CARNIVORES |
| Numbers | TUNES |
| What batters use | EGGS |
| Polish partner | SPIT |
| Proposal prelude | SAY |
| __ water | ROSE |
| Natural reservoir for natural gas | SALTDOME |
| From up north | BOREAL |
| Dungeons & Dragons monstrosity | ROC |
| That’s not all | PARTLY |
| Where clerical work is done | SYNODS |
| It’s not a flank | TBONE |
| Welfare | SAKE |
| Nickname that removes “Ra” | MONA |
| Total | RUIN |
| Lacks presence | ISNT |
| The IRS disallows them as dependents | PETS |
| Canola-oil-in-a-can brand | PAM |
| He covered RMN’s reelection campaign for “Rolling Stone” | HST |
