Complete Clue List
Across
1. One reason people move to TEXAS is low rates of government levies
4. The Greek feast was a bacchanalia of pitas filled with GYRO meat
6. LET me have your phone number, and I will call you shortly (abbr.)
8. The farmer used a knife to cut the twine around the BALED hay
10. The gear that the supplier can provide will PIQUE your interest
11. The meeting among educators and guardians was an APT forum for discussing the issue (abbr.)
13. I sent a package by MAIL to my friend living in the capital of Peru
16. I never want anything to harm my daughter, RUTH
18. I've been sick, so keep your distance from me, at least two PACES away
19. The record started skipping as the needle SKID
21. The army private got into a big JAM and needed to call the ranking officer (abbr.)
23. Nay, I did not leave the light ON
26. I tried to BRAZE the metal fixture, but the solder turned out uneven, like a striped equine
28. The balloon started to SAG as it ran out of air
29. The poet sailed O'ER the sea in search of the best caviar (no apostrophe)
30. The RAFT took the members of the college organization downriver (abbr.)
31. The potential of ill-gotten profit LURES me into violating the regulations
Down
2. When illness struck Muhammad ALI, he faced it with bravery
3. Tread carefully around the mess that my PETS left on the lawn
4. The cook needed ALOE vera lotion after receiving a minor burn from hot olive oil
5. The hunter aimed his GUN at the wildebeest
7. I won the distance contest for ejecting watermelon PITS from my mouth
8. Manute, the African basketball great, could LOB basketballs across great distances
9. My friend, TAM, needed to use the bank's electronic cash kiosk (abbr.)
12. An INTRA-state high speed rail between Dallas and Houston would cut travel time significantly
14. The Maori boy enjoyed playing his Nintendo WII with the boy from a different Maori tribe
15. If I may pose a question, do you listen to SKA?
16. As I shrink in old age, I should have the bottom lining of my pants legs taken in, but MEH
17. The ornate JAR on display in the museum dated back to British rule in India
19. After a long day of wood chopping, I put down my ADZE and fell into a daydream
20. The Supreme Court justices donned their ROBES for the solemn hearing
22. The heavenly being appeared at a high ANGLE above the horizon to proclaim the good news
24. I yearn to ROVE far and wide, atop the mountains and across the valley yonder
25. Cleopatra chose to PASS away by way of venomous serpents
27. The gangster chose to RAT out his partner for the reward of finding the stolen painting