Author: Thomas Joseph
Across
| City on the Tiber | ROME |
| One of Santa’s team | DASHER |
| Pinnacle | APEX |
| Take to the sky | AVIATE |
| Give a new look to | REDO |
| Tenacious | DOGGED |
| Environmental woe | ACIDRAIN |
| Pool need | CUE |
| Evil spirit | DEMON |
| Deep ravine | CHASM |
| Carell of movies | STEVE |
| Pillbox, for one | HAT |
| Grass coater | DEW |
| Articles | ITEMS |
| Lock parts | HAIRS |
| Brake, for one | PEDAL |
| Gallery fill | ART |
| Fellow player | TEAMMATE |
| Mountain shrub | LAUREL |
| Heaps | ATON |
| Show up | ARRIVE |
| Out of play | DEAD |
| Pert girls | MINXES |
| Appends | ADDS |
Down
| — avis | RARA |
| Oil org. | OPEC |
| Like some cough drops | MEDICATED |
| Leon Uris novel | EXODUS |
| Ernst’s movement | DADA |
| Steers clear of | AVOIDS |
| Official seal | SIGNET |
| Crone | HAG |
| Summer in Lyon | ETE |
| Valentine color | RED |
| “Losing My Religion” band | REM |
| Used a Zen garden | MEDITATED |
| Finished | OVER |
| Anchor’s offering | NEWS |
| Computer part | CHIP |
| Loathe | HATE |
| Regular array | MATRIX |
| Shirt part | SLEEVE |
| Deli choice | HAM |
| Spanish fleet | ARMADA |
| Brighton brews | ALES |
| Adult polliwog | TOAD |
| Cuts off | ENDS |
| Hurried flight | LAM |
| “Exodus” hero | ARI |
| Ornate vase | URN |
