Complete Clue List
Across
1. [I] Stretchy [II] Like underwear's waistband [III] Adaptable
5. [I] Ebb [II] Exodus [III] Expenditure
9. [I] Comforted [II] Hopeful [III] No longer worried
10. [I] Impulses [II] Goads [III] Cravings
11. [I] Cream-filled choux pastries [II] Filled French pastries [III] Finger-shaped bakery treats
12. [I] Missive [II] Letter from Paul [III] Colossians or Galatians, e.g.
13. [I] Itsy-bitsy [II] Miniscule [III] Wee
15. [I] Pivot 180 degrees [II] Face the opposite direction [III] Reversal (All: 5,4)
17. [I] Condiment container [II] Spicy soup [III] Highly seasoned stew (All: 6,3)
19. [I] Feelings (inf.) [II] Good or bad things to pick up [III] Karma
21. [I] Soccer blunder [II] Soccer slipup [III] Major error in soccer (All: 3,4)
23. [I] Otalgia [II] Painful symptom [III] Aural pain
25. [I] Defendant's excuse [II] Out in court [III] Cover story
26. [I] Positioning [II] Classification [III] Employment agency success
27. [I] With great skill [II] In a proficient manner [III] With expertise
28. [I] Establish, as rules [II] Install, as flooring [III] Surrender, as weapons (All: 3,4)
Down
1. [I] Heartfelt [II] Sincere [III] End of a Wilde title: "The Importance of Being ____"
2. [I] Benefit [II] Make use of [III] Profit
3. [I] Affirm [II] Take the witness stand [III] Give evidence
4. [I] Old West gambler [II] One with unusually fine hands? [III] One adept with a deck (All: 4,5)
5. [I] Song from back in the day [II] Blast from the past [III] Many a goodie, they say
6. [I] One seeing the sites [II] Stranger in a strange land? [III] Camera toter
7. [I] Electric lamp [II] Glass globe with gas and metal filament [III] Idea, in comics (9 or 5,4)
8. [I] Horse opera [II] A cowboy movie [III] TV's "Gunsmoke" or "Rawhide"
14. [I] Excessive [II] Exorbitant [III] Extortionate
16. [I] Alert [II] Anticipating approaching danger or opportunity [III] Knowledgeable (All: 2,3,4)
17. [I] Proportionately [II] Fairly shared [III] To each accordingly (All: Lat., 3,4)
18. [I] One looking out for #1 [II] Conceited, boastful person [III] Self-centred sort
19. [I] The spice of life [II] Assortment [III] A little of this, a little of that
20. [I] Make more attractive [II] Add sugar to [III] Improve, as a deal
22. [I] Insolent [II] Impudent [III] Impertinent
24. [I] Doctrine [II] Statement of faith [III] Latin for "I believe"