Hold Nothing Back
by Kegler

Six clues share a definition, and hence are wordplay only; their corresponding entries also
share a definition, albeit a different one, as explained by 18 Across. 9 Down is uncommon.

Across 1 Rambunctious boy listens, purportedly 9 That girl’s hugging a male; tsk, tsk! 11 North American tribe’s unending belief system 12 Prize dinner for one includes bit of dessert 13 Host ultimately interrupts Lucy’s favorite interjection, “Excellent!” 14 From the beginning, nearly outranking leader of officers (2 wds) 15 Frolicking pup Edward raised 18 See instructions 20 Tiny train, $5 23 Sudden rise in prices starts to really unnerve normally unflappable people (hyph) 25 Teenager stirred beverage (2 wds) 29 Dr. Seuss character is careless, getting nothing right 30 Recalled can in back of university apartment 31 Western picture and Italian feature 32 Rascal on top of one storage structure

Down 2 Lush foreign synagogue 3 Writes about Frasier’s brother 4 Austen heroine’s mother supporting Dorothy’s aunt 5 Reportedly prosecute one of the Stooges for stylized wrestling 6 Freeze one drop of espresso in cup (2 wds) 7 Owning a chest? 8 Large lake behind the old holler 9 Wise man acquires company backing nonmilitary land tenure system 10 Panic uncovered mistake 16 Caption rewritten for Michigan city 17 Disrespectful about victory 19 Seaport in France is part of Turkey, reportedly 21 Notorious innkeeper brought up “A Christmas Carol” 22 Anger that is enveloping singer 24 Downcast lady initially involved in something sticky 26 Outlaw with truck finally parking in ditch 27 Following the premiere, Caron rejected role of Asta’s owner 28 From get-together, I know actor Estrada

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