NetWord Answers November 20, 2023
Author: by Doug Peterson
Across
| Classroom exam | TEST |
| “Bye-bye!” | TATA |
| Unsuccessful film | BOMB |
| Swearing-in pledge | OATH |
| Venue for a boxing match | ARENA |
| Untruthful person | LIAR |
| Thin vegetables in casseroles | GREENBEANS |
| Initial poker payment | ANTE |
| Swiss mountain | ALP |
| Charged atoms | IONS |
| Broke into, as a computer | HACKED |
| Ink smear | BLOT |
| Author Twain | MARK |
| Orchard fruits | APPLES |
| Snoozing spot hung up between two trees | HAMMOCK |
| __ cheese salad dressing | BLEU |
| Take a nap | DOZE |
| Touch down on a runway | LAND |
| Secret message | CODE |
| Wasn’t feeling well | AILED |
| Creative thought | IDEA |
| Wild guess | STAB |
| Movies borrowed from libraries | DVDS |
| Swerve sharply | VEER |
| Long parts of a shirt | SLEEVES |
| Type of insect that a ladybug is | BEETLE |
| Sandwich breads | RYES |
| Argue the pros and __ | CONS |
| Person making a soccer goal | SCORER |
| Noisy | LOUD |
| “Now I get it!” | AHA |
| Car with a meter | TAXI |
| Darker-than-white cereal sweetener | BROWNSUGAR |
| Fencing sword | EPEE |
| Retained for later | SAVED |
| Mailed out | SENT |
| Store section selling neckties | MENS |
| That woman’s | HERS |
| Feeling nervous | EDGY |
Down
| Julius Caesar garment | TOGA |
| __ Grey (pekoe alternative) | EARL |
| Rung of a ladder | STEP |
| Run-of-__-mill | THE |
| Forbidden things | TABOOS |
| “Well, __ you clever!” | ARENT |
| Cups of pekoe | TEAS |
| Raggedy doll | ANN |
| Greek salads’ dark fruits | BLACKOLIVES |
| Pig’s sound | OINK |
| Wife or husband | MATE |
| Raised, as racehorses | BRED |
| Very embarrassed | ASHAMED |
| Long African river | NILE |
| What a pitcher throws with | ARM |
| Round fruits baked into muffins | BLUEBERRIES |
| Path-following paper puzzles | MAZES |
| First lessons in reading | ABCS |
| Novels’ story lines | PLOTS |
| Propel a tricycle | PEDAL |
| Grasps in one’s hand | HOLDS |
| Military school student | CADET |
| Prepare to propose | KNEEL |
| Plunges into water | DIVES |
| Take a bold chance | DARE |
| Words like “possibly” and “truly” | ADVERBS |
| Center of a hurricane | EYE |
| By leaps and __ (with rapid progress) | BOUNDS |
| Concludes | ENDS |
| Crouch in fear | COWER |
| Flower stalk | STEM |
| __ Canaveral, FL | CAPE |
| Plow-pulling animals | OXEN |
| Be very fond of | LOVE |
| Matured, as wine | AGED |
| Install, as a framed painting | HANG |
| Overly stylish | ARTY |
| Cheerleader’s quaint shout | RAH |
| Find a purpose for | USE |
