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Author: Fred Piscop, edited by Stanley Newman
Across
| Find a sum of numbers | ADDUP |
| ”Beat it!” | SCRAM |
| Kind of camera, for short | SLR |
| Reagan’s chimp costar | BONZO |
| Either of two African nations | CONGO |
| After-dinner hot drink | TEA |
| Gavel wielder | CHAIRPERSON |
| Cereal grain | OAT |
| Firm up, as muscles | TONE |
| Treasure find | TROVE |
| Advisory group | CABINET |
| Breathed out | EXHALED |
| Retort to ”Am too!” | ARENOT |
| Excellent two-pair hand | ACESUP |
| Coin with Abe’s portrait | PENNY |
| Fashion designer Christian | DIOR |
| Former Italian coin | LIRA |
| Stamped return env., for example | ENC |
| __ with faint praise | DAMNS |
| Liquor in martinis | GIN |
| Willy Wonka creator | DAHL |
| Black-and-white cookie | OREO |
| Shoplifting, e.g. | THEFT |
| Emulated a banshee | WAILED |
| New Orleans cuisine | CREOLE |
| Played for time | STALLED |
| Gave the cold shoulder to | SHUNNED |
| Wall painting | MURAL |
| Mushroom piece | STEM |
| ”Big Blue” | IBM |
| Capital city | SEATOFPOWER |
| Director Ang or Spike | LEE |
| Pursuer of Bugs | ELMER |
| Oneness | UNITY |
| Muff a grounder | ERR |
| High society | ELITE |
| Canterbury coins | PENCE |
Down
| Alphabet opener | ABC |
| Homer Simpson’s cry | DOH |
| Genetic letters | DNA |
| Action-film gun | UZI |
| Philip Roth’s complainer | PORTNOY |
| Trail for hounds | SCENT |
| Nuclear reactor part | CORE |
| ICU workers | RNS |
| Time past | AGO |
| Fairly long time | MONTHS |
| Police informer | STOOLPIGEON |
| Sailor’s shore time | LEAVE |
| Deemed worthy of | RATED |
| Sonnet creator | POET |
| Cuban leader Castro | RAUL |
| Dressed like Dracula | CAPED |
| Place for a bout | ARENA |
| Second-stringer | BENCHWARMER |
| Tourist stop | INN |
| Money-saving, in brand names | ECONO |
| Gen-___ (post-boom babies) | XERS |
| Pointed at a target | AIMED |
| Acted bold | DARED |
| Rummage (through) | RIFLE |
| Contributed, with ”up” | ANTED |
| Distribute, with ”out” | DOLE |
| Song syllables | LALA |
| Fabricate, as charges | TRUMPUP |
| Coop brooder | HEN |
| ”Haven’t decided yet” | ILLSEE |
| Gourmet cook | CHEF |
| ), in an emoticon | SMILE |
| Potato or yam | TUBER |
| Squirrel away | STORE |
| ”Keep it” mark | STET |
| 90-degree bend | ELL |
| ”What ___, chopped liver?” | AMI |
| Early afternoon | ONE |
| Pitcher’s success | WIN |
| Miscellany abbr. | ETC |
| Diner loaf | RYE |