Author: Sean Ziebarth
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| Abscond with |
STEAL |
| Cairo cobras |
ASPS |
| Bit of hardware that fits in a nut |
BOLT |
| The fate one deserves |
KARMA |
| Bug on a pug |
FLEA |
| Like 2, 4, 6, 8 … |
EVEN |
| Not quite right |
AMISS |
| Wander |
ROAM |
| /5 of a nickel |
CENT |
| Make history at the Olympics, say |
SETANEWRECORD |
| They can be boosted or inflated |
EGOS |
| Calvin and Hobbes, for one |
DUO |
| Totally reverse one’s losing position |
TURNTHETABLES |
| Impersonate |
POSEAS |
| Sets (down) |
LAYS |
| Nowhere to be found, for short |
MIA |
| Palindromic boy |
OTTO |
| Play on the radio |
AIR |
| Dada’s mama, maybe |
NANA |
| Summer zodiac sign |
LEO |
| “Hey, you!” |
PSST |
| Followers of an “enduring” philosophy |
STOICS |
| Have an impact that can be gauged |
MOVETHENEEDLE |
| Historic stretch |
ERA |
| “Gracious me!” |
EGAD |
| Keep going without faltering one bit |
DONTMISSABEAT |
| Shoulder muscle, informally |
DELT |
| “Oh, sure it is!” |
IBET |
| Allow entrance |
ADMIT |
| Mineral known as the “imperial gem” |
JADE |
| Info on a “Hello” tag |
NAME |
| Nintendo enthusiast, e.g. |
GAMER |
| What a toddler in a snowsuit might be pulling |
SLED |
| Like Death Valley’s climate |
ARID |
| Child’s bedtime request |
STORY |
Down
| Upbeat precursor to reggae |
SKA |
| Scottish caps |
TAMS |
| Lake bordering Ohio and New York |
ERIE |
| Radio band for news and talk formats |
AMSTEREO |
| Layered pasta dish |
LASAGNA |
| From the beginning |
AFRESH |
| Tortoiselike |
SLOW |
| Kind of tree in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” |
PEAR |
| Speedy delivery option |
SAMEDAY |
| “Don’t do that dorky thing you do” |
BECOOL |
| Finished |
OVER |
| Give temporarily |
LEND |
| Explosive Minecraft block |
TNT |
| Forget-me-___ (blue flowers) |
NOTS |
| Babes in the woods? |
CUBS |
| Clan symbol |
TOTEM |
| “So are we!” |
USTOO |
| Top-of-the-line |
ELITE |
| La Brea ___ Pits |
TAR |
| Content of a clickable envelope icon |
EMAIL |
| “Well, ___ you asked …” |
SINCE |
| Experienced campaigner, for short |
POL |
| Little Energizers |
AAS |
| Volcanic cloud component |
ASH |
| Silently greeted |
NODDEDAT |
| Cheeky |
PERT |
| Energy needed to power through |
STAMINA |
| Sonic the Hedgehog company |
SEGA |
| Loose-leaf alternatives |
TEABAGS |
| Blew off steam |
VENTED |
| Prepared one’s home for a newborn |
NESTED |
| Handout following a shuffle |
DEAL |
| Bygone, in Chaucer’s tales |
OLDE |
| Letter-shaped beam |
IBAR |
| Trucker’s ride |
SEMI |
| Bullets and such |
AMMO |
| Feature of a tall cake |
TIER |
| Workers at dance clubs who 20-, 25-, 43- and 48-Across |
DJS |
| “You’ll never know until you ___!” |
TRY |
