Kindred Clues & Clever Lines

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Across
  1. 6. Watching, puffing, tuning out, yet always holding the winning hand
  2. 7. Quiet observer, enthusiastic instigator among siblings
  3. 8. Prairie crossroads of friendliness, grain, and oil
  4. 10. Light captured in color, shaped by patient hands
  5. 11. Boundless black and white delight more than anyone imagined.
  6. 12. Small frame, big spirit, quickest spark to mischief
  7. 13. Calm hand, quick mind, steady force amid cheerful disorder
  8. 17. Functional treasures that also decorate the family’s space
  9. 18. A way to leave one's mark locally
  10. 20. Old-time steps and spins, a beloved pastime
  11. 22. First of a matched pair, gliding forward with flair
  12. 24. Sashaying through life with steps, pieces, and waves, lending a hand as needed.
  13. 25. Slipped on ice dreams, now serves aces with a trio in tow
  14. 28. Pieces and clues drawing minds together
  15. 31. Traffics only in prescriptions
  16. 32. Across-the-pond stories steeped in intrigue
  17. 33. Hands shaping glass and generations
  18. 34. Holiday hazards and wardrobe raids define her style
  19. 38. Reads the earth by training, rocks the crowd by night
  20. 39. Never Seizes to amaze us
  21. 40. offended by frank talk
  22. 41. High-energy force, managing boy-made chaos with intensity
  23. 42. The smallest town with a large name
  24. 43. Style inspected before flying off with a faux dealer
Down
  1. 1. Rock and roll for old people
  2. 2. An old English valley where brambles once grew
  3. 3. Village-linked name from Norway
  4. 4. Miles away, connected by art
  5. 5. Grinning askew, hat awry, hands busy from dawn to dusk
  6. 9. Always expected when grandma is around
  7. 13. Threads and words entwined, quietly at the center of all eyes
  8. 14. First to arrive, guiding a trio and echoing parental lessons , except where tequila is involved
  9. 15. Newest addition, mastering words and teeth at once
  10. 16. From Sri Lanka to the Canadian plains, same historic name
  11. 19. Practicing law, circling the family without quite landing
  12. 21. Fishing rod in hand, stories of elusive catches abound
  13. 23. Super planner with lists in hand, always ready for the next adventure
  14. 26. Concise and expressive, finding fresh beats in performance and life
  15. 27. Many paths, shared stories, bound as one
  16. 29. The river that named the land
  17. 30. Young student whose classroom includes spins and smiles and honest confessions
  18. 32. Imaginative and clever, occasionally losing essentials, destined to instruct
  19. 35. Following drama both on screen and over the line
  20. 36. Ran out of names, one turn different and he would be named Sedley
  21. 37. Prairie pursuit of grain and cattle, teaching responsibility and hard work
  22. 39. Queen of a house of jesters, love pending