Author: by Gary M. Larson, edited by Stanley Newman
Across
Palm tree fruit DATE
Put up with ABIDE
Idealistic wish DREAM
Insignificant MERE
British brews ALES
Sportcoat flap LAPEL
Region of ancient Turkey IONIA
Hovering above OVER
Winged biters [SOUTH AMERICA] MOSQUITOES
2012 Super Bowl MVP [DITTO] ELIMANNING
Preparations SETUPS
Ready to go out DRESSED
Stares at OGLES
Minute amount IOTA
Place a curse on HEX
Long-gone bird DODO
Disdain SCORN
2000 Flushes rival TYDBOL
Native nation HOMELAND
Sticky sealer TAPE
Caterer’s dispenser TEAURN
Pottery ovens KILNS
Take an oath VOW
Fuse measure AMP
Four Seasons leader [EUROPE] FRANKIEVALLI
Parcel (out) DOLE
Auto from Olds REO
Potato pancakes LATKES
Adversities ILLS
Director __ B. DeMille CECIL
Twisters TORNADOS
Do as told OBEY
Tennis star Nadal RAFAEL
Small keepsake TOKEN
Wooden pin DOWEL
Bogged down MIRED
Maltreated ABUSED
Latest fad RAGE
Opened up space (for) MADEROOM
Shaggy locks MANES
Gloomy DOUR
Prince William’s eldest GEORGE
Osaka “OK” HAI
Hieroglyphics bird IBIS
Too-snoopy one [EUROPE] RUBBERNECKER
Stubborn equine ASS
Metered utility GAS
Medication specs DOSES
Harlem Renaissance poet HUGHES
Huffy state SNIT
Plane seat separators ARMRESTS
Soldier’s assent YESSIR
Lather-filled SUDSY
Online auctioneer EBAY
Encountered MET
Any day now SOON
Asian gambling mecca MACAU
Helena’s state MONTANA
Conditional release PAROLE
Crop watering [EUROPE] IRRIGATION
Analogy, e.g. [DITTO] COMPARISON
Regan’s father LEAR
Beauty and the Beast girl BELLE
Not as wild TAMER
Lost traction SLID
R&D locales LABS
Stand in good __ (be of value) STEAD
Concise SHORT
Countless years EONS
Down
River blockers DAMS
Bath gel additive ALOE
Try out TEST
Attorney’s title ESQUIRE
Elite group ALIST
Dracula alter ego BAT
Apple music player IPOD
Forest grazer DEER
Alternatively ELSE
Big rig’s fuel DIESEL
Luxury watch brand ROLEX
Oklahoma city ENID
Desired result AIM
Goat call MAA
Genghis Khan, for one MONGOL
Diabolical EVIL
Russo of films RENE
Measures of work ERGS
Fully aware of UPON
Central points NODES
Gleamed SHONE
Gorged oneself ATEATON
Toys that might talk DOLLS
“All” prefix OMNI
Originate START
Walk-on part CAMEO
Expedient practice [AFRICA] OPPORTUNISM
Sharp tugs YANKS
Fist, informally DUKE
Jewish ritual BRIS
Rolling, as terrain HILLY
Guacamole maker’s risk [MIDEAST] AVOCADOHAND
“It’s the truth!” NOLIE
Reside DWELL
Did bartering TRADED
Superman’s birth name KALEL
Some cereal FLAKES
Intuitive feeling VIBE
Put off for a while DEFER
Life’s work CAREER
Snoops (around) NOSES
Have bills OWE
Corduroy features RIDGES
Colors crudely DAUBS
Folklore fiend OGRE
Felt-tip pens MARKERS
Mexican gal pal AMIGA
Kid-lit elephant BABAR
Choir clothing ROBES
Japanese rice cake MOCHI
Desert haven OASIS
Teary-eyed MISTY
Needing a cleaning DUSTY
African antelopes GNUS
Brain scans: Abbr. EEGS
Sub __ (secretly) ROSA
GWTW guy RHETT
Repair, as software DEBUG
First light SUNRISE
Broadcasts again REAIRS
Longed (for) YENNED
Reach great heights SOAR
Cash, casually MOOLA
Eyeball-bending drawings OPART
Pepper grinder MILL
Vicinity AREA
Lobster cousin CRAB
Marathon measure MILE
Makes a move ACTS
Genesis builder NOAH
Arsenal stockpile AMMO
European capital not hidden here OSLO
Beef cut LOIN
Finish lines ENDS
Tummy muscles ABS
Vietnamese New Year TET
According to PER
