Complete Clue List
Across
1. Informal name for dachshunds (Two words 7,4 - Plural)
10. Cooper Roth was a model of excellence as this superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe
11. Biochemical mix that transports cholesterol/triglycerides thru water-based bloodstreams
12. Acronym for the professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket competition in India
13. Song by Lerner & Loewe for their 1951 musical "Paint Your Wagon"; "They Call the Wind ___"
15. Australian informal term for a weak, silly or boring individual
17. Israeli singer, won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest for her country with "Toy"; ___ Barzilai
20. Jimmy Buffett's perishing 1974 studio album; "Living & ___ in 3/4 Time"
22. The founder-king of Norway in Norse mythology
24. PEACE TEAMER - anagram to find the genus of several dwarf evergreen shrubs in the heath family
27. To carry away to a distance to conceal or 2023 song by Ugsome Stull from the LP "Ice Show"
28. Transition seasons that occur between winter periods & summer days (Two words 6,5)
Down
1. Amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance (Plural)
2. An informal term for a stimulant drug
3. Island country off Central Africa; ___ Tome and Principe
4. Translation of "harpy" (the half-human, half-bird monster from Greek mythology) into Spanish
5. John Irving's 1978 novel & 1982 film with Robin Williams; "The World According to ___"
6. An early pioneering digital currency (of an auric hue) launched in 1996 (1,4 letters)
7. Ethel C. Pedley's spot on children's book published in 1899; "___ & the Kangaroo"
8. Single shot (as an attempt) (Two words 3,2)
9. Sportspeople who deliberately lose to hide their true skill or to gain an unfair advantage (Plural)
14. Hirsute being that first appeared as a member of "The Addams Family" in 1965; Cousin ___
16. A 1985 hit for UK new wave band China Crisis from the LP "Flaunt the Imperfection"; "Black Man ___"
18. Become thinner, gradually, toward one end
19. First name of the author Chekhov, wrote "Uncle Vanya" in 1897
20. To speak in a tiresome whining drawl
21. Adjective in botany to describe a smooth stem, without thorns or prickles
23. Common abbrev. for the word meaning "existing first"
25. American actor, was Calvera in "The Magnificent Seven" (1960); ___ Wallach
26. Italian aviator (1889-1911) once declared "King of the Air" by French President; Giuseppe ___