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Crisscross Crunch

Here we have a puzzle suffering a tight squeeze. The answer words read straight across or straight down, but they overlap by one, two, three, or four letters. For example, the answer “battLE” might overlap the answer “LEgs” by two letters. To help you solve, we’ve put the clues for Across and Down in alphabetical order according to answers, and we’ve given the word lengths in parentheses. Answer as many clues as you can, and then try to fit them in the grid. We’ve placed letters to get you started.

 

Clues

ACROSS DOWN
  1. Two-wheeler (7)
  2. Bronx boo? (5)
  3. Ward or Beaver (7)
  4. Orange box (5)
  5. Fencer's foil (4)
  6. Airhead (5)
  7. Top for pot (3)
  8. 65 is one (5)
  9. Caustic material (3)
  10. Wedge driver (4)
  11. Bishop's bonnet (5)
  12. Sounds from chicks (5)
  13. With full attention (6)
  14. Are, ess, ___, you? (3)
  15. Rail joiner (3)
  16. Rack for your roses (7)
  1. Unclear view (4)
  2. Author attribution (6)
  3. Slippery shocker (3)
  4. Be done (6)
  5. Prostitute (6)
  6. Day or calla (4)
  7. Type of node (5)
  8. Lacking resources (5)
  9. Call from the barber (4)
  10. Alternative (5)
  11. ___ on the back (3)
  12. TV talker Donahue (4)
  13. You might do this in jail (3)
  14. Tibetan climber (6)
  15. Fancy tinware (4)
  16. Suave (6)

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