NetWord Crossword Clues and Answers January 23, 2024
Author: by Billie Truitt
Across
| __ Moines, IA | DES |
| Steep rocky ledge | CLIFF |
| Food for a parakeet | SEED |
| Eyelid hair | LASH |
| In a few hours | LATER |
| Ballet skirt | TUTU |
| Prefix for freeze | ANTI |
| Central Florida city | OCALA |
| __ and crafts | ARTS |
| Stairway part | STEP |
| Betraying one’s principles | SELLINGOUT |
| Gets furious | SEESRED |
| Barely passing grade | DEE |
| Beret or fedora | HAT |
| Transmitted | SENT |
| “Big Blue” tech company | IBM |
| Squad of best players | ATEAM |
| Farm storage tower | SILO |
| Oak or elm | TREE |
| Reminiscing with old friends | SWAPPINGSTORIES |
| Grow weary | TIRE |
| Horse’s hair | MANE |
| Macaroni or ravioli | PASTA |
| Rustic hotel | INN |
| Letter carriers’ org. | USPS |
| Family room | DEN |
| Athlete on a salary | PRO |
| “It must be my way” | IINSIST |
| Stalling | BUYINGTIME |
| Turn __ (become) | INTO |
| Word-of-mouth | ORAL |
| Lite, on food labels | LOFAT |
| Make revisions to | EDIT |
| Folklore monster | OGRE |
| Old maxim | ADAGE |
| __-to-five worker | NINE |
| Patch up, as pants | MEND |
| Lavished affection (on) | DOTED |
| Label on luggage | TAG |
Down
| Inferno author | DANTE |
| Lauder of cosmetics | ESTEE |
| In good order | SHIPSHAPE |
| Space to hang clothes | CLOSET |
| Tied, as sneakers | LACED |
| Slanted typeface: Abbr. | ITAL |
| Took a tumble | FELL |
| “Nope” | FRAIDNOT |
| Theater platform | STAGE |
| Coin of Spain | EURO |
| Julius Caesar’s rebuke | ETTU |
| Wipe clean, as furniture | DUST |
| Young girl | LASS |
| Tennis court divider | NET |
| Highway exit | RAMP |
| Gives an autograph | SIGNS |
| “So what __ is new?” | ELSE |
| Part of the eye | IRIS |
| Borscht vegetable | BEET |
| Southwestern tableland | MESA |
| __ spumante wine | ASTI |
| Narrow bed size | TWIN |
| Deserve to receive | EARN |
| Break sharply | SNAP |
| Short-term visitor | TRANSIENT |
| “That’s great news!” | IMSOGLAD |
| Unlock | OPEN |
| Large coffee maker | URN |
| Tried to slim down | DIETED |
| In a heap | PILED |
| Mirror reflection | IMAGE |
| Taj Mahal’s country | INDIA |
| Bee’s attack | STING |
| Carryall bag | TOTE |
| Explosion sound | BOOM |
| Strongly recommend | URGE |
| Knitter’s material | YARN |
| Phrase atop a chore list | TODO |
| “__ first you don’t succeed . . .” | IFAT |
