Author: by Zhouqin Burnikel
Across
| Part of a wooden crate |
SLAT |
| Way in the distance |
AFAR |
| Daddy, in Chinese |
BABA |
| Diet that allows cheese but not crackers |
KETO |
| World’s largest mammals |
BLUEWHALES |
| Dr. Frankenstein’s sidekick |
IGOR |
| Hotel staffers who handle luggage |
CONCIERGES |
| Certain brand of Midwestern politeness |
MINNESOTANICE |
| Vapor from a dim sum basket |
STEAM |
| Internet connection option |
DSL |
| Cost of a bus ride |
FARE |
| Day, in Spanish |
DIA |
| Less trusting |
LEERIER |
| Glare blockers in cars |
VISORS |
| Grizzly or Kodiak |
BEAR |
| “Things ___ looking up!” |
ARE |
| “Blonde” star de Armas |
ANA |
| Tablets with six-digit passcodes |
IPADS |
| Scissors sound |
SNIP |
| Full of guile |
SLY |
| Reason for using a heating pad |
PAIN |
| Wipes away |
ERASES |
| Conversation digression |
TANGENT |
| “We’re sinking!” |
SOS |
| Like bald tires |
WORN |
| Summer hours in NOLA |
CDT |
| Shouts of discovery |
AHAS |
| Halloween Eve pranking holiday |
MISCHIEFNIGHT |
| Circular prehistoric monument |
STONEHENGE |
| Actress Steenburgen |
MARY |
| Like tiny print or a poker face |
HARDTOREAD |
| “My turn next!” |
IMUP |
| Former flames |
EXES |
| IDs for U.S. permanent residents |
SSNS |
| It might be fragile or inflated |
EGO |
Down
| Reads quickly |
SKIMS |
| Not bogus |
LEGIT |
| Make up for a past mistake |
ATONE |
| Natural disaster ranked from F0 to F5 |
TORNADO |
| “Sesame Street” basics |
ABCS |
| Monsoon aftermath |
FLOOD |
| Cousin’s mothers |
AUNTS |
| Pulled from the shelves |
RECALLED |
| Place to get liquor on a train |
BARCAR |
| Many casbah residents |
ALGERIANS |
| Insect that secretes royal jelly |
BEE |
| Braying beast |
ASS |
| Take the trophy |
WIN |
| Young female cow |
HEIFER |
| Qatar leader |
EMIR |
| Like a foggy pond at midnight |
EERIE |
| Korean or Thai |
ASIAN |
| Reduces in complexity |
EASES |
| Split-squat units |
REPS |
| Expansive |
VAST |
| Relative by marriage |
INLAW |
| “I get it!” |
SAYNOMORE |
| Forbid |
BAN |
| Sangria holders |
PITCHERS |
| Raw fish often garnished with grated daikon |
SASHIMI |
| Multipiece gift for a writer |
PENSET |
| Speckled horse coat |
ROAN |
| Uses a pepper mill |
GRINDS |
| Enjoys a candlelit meal |
DINES |
| ___ and Sara (indie pop duo) |
TEGAN |
| Best competitive effort |
AGAME |
| “Beats me” gesture |
SHRUG |
| “Teen Wolf” actress Arden |
CHO |
| Government agents, for short |
FEDS |
| Keyboard goof |
TYPO |
| Pronoun often paired with “her” |
SHE |
| Payment to the IRS |
TAX |
