Crossword: by Guilherme Gilioli
Across
Kindergarten basics |
ABCS |
Stinging insect |
WASP |
Curved lines |
ARCS |
Air show stunt |
LOOP |
Brim on a baseball cap |
VISOR |
Out of bounds, in baseball |
FOUL |
“Wizard of Oz” dog |
TOTO |
Old enough |
OFAGE |
Eerie glow |
AURA |
Profitability measure |
OPERATINGMARGIN |
Winnie-__-Pooh |
THE |
“__ out!” (ump’s call) |
YER |
Big pig |
HOG |
Perform on a stage |
ACT |
Arthur __ Stadium (tennis venue) |
ASHE |
Unload, as trash |
DUMP |
Hawaiian feast |
LUAU |
Convent dwellers |
NUNS |
“Beauty and the __” |
BEAST |
Point close to catastrophe |
BRINKOFDISASTER |
Go-for-broke bet |
ALLIN |
Tuna or trout |
FISH |
Peak or apex |
ACME |
Elevator company |
OTIS |
Made a knot in |
TIED |
__ Majesty the King |
HIS |
Kind of camera: Abbr. |
SLR |
Served a meal to |
FED |
Deep, as a voice |
LOW |
Advantage over rivals |
COMPETITIVEEDGE |
Exotic smoothie berry |
ACAI |
Make fun of |
TEASE |
Feels poorly |
AILS |
Take on cargo |
LADE |
Spurred (on) |
EGGED |
Prez’s backup |
VEEP |
Argued in court |
PLED |
Valentine’s Day flower |
ROSE |
Old Testament paradise |
EDEN |
Down
Female choral voice |
ALTO |
Toon Betty |
BOOP |
Shelter for doves |
COTE |
Softball or soccer |
SPORT |
Internet cafe amenity |
WIFI |
Slippery __ eel |
ASAN |
Overly drenched |
SOGGY |
Future doc’s program |
PREMED |
At a great distance |
AFAR |
Difficult time |
ROUGHPATCH |
Quaint knickknack |
CURIO |
Informal language |
SLANG |
Says “nay” in a roll call |
VOTESNO |
“I figured it out!” |
AHA |
Dutch Caribbean island |
ARUBA |
Jessica of films |
ALBA |
Ringlet of hair |
CURL |
Custom-fitted, as a suit |
TAILORMADE |
__ and puff |
HUFF |
Cancel a project |
ENDIT |
Flat-topped hill |
MESA |
__ of measure (meter or mile) |
UNIT |
Repetitive Spanish “yes” |
SISI |
“Half” prefix for final |
SEMI |
French “very” |
TRES |
Butter cutter |
KNIFE |
Restocked, as library books |
SHELVED |
“Irish” dog |
SETTER |
Female deer |
DOE |
Top of your head |
SCALP |
In the neighborhood |
LOCAL |
San __ (city near Tijuana) |
DIEGO |
Work with a loom |
WEAVE |
The __ Piper of Hamelin |
PIED |
Luggage labels |
TAGS |
“Now it makes sense” |
ISEE |
Lost power, as a battery |
DIED |
__ club (singing group) |
GLEE |
NCAA game broadcaster |
ESPN |