4 across, homonym: I thought they were really seeing the bizarre stuff they described, ______ they believed in it so intensely that it actually existed for them. Paschal even told me about a strange character named Vulcan who forged weapons out of mineral ore.
18 across,
rhyming
word:
Paschal knew I loved looking at his Peter Pan book,
and at the villain in it: Captain _________.
24 across,
homonym:
However, it was Tinker Bell and her sparkle that my older brothers and
sisters capitalized on. They told me how a fairy's twinkle could
be seen in the morning dew,
and along with this wonderment, they knew just what to _____.
While blindfolded, they stuck my hand on some damp grass, and said "See,
a Fairy was just here."
2 across,
familiar
usage: The biggest fish tale,
they ever came up with was about the little ________
who lived in the nearby woods. Best of all, they told me, "We are
going to see him."
They instructed me to be
extremely quiet and not to make any sudden movements, or he would disappear
and never be seen again. This seemed reasonable; a little animal
would do this. They made sure that I agreed to leave when they tugged
on my arm. With this reverence, we entered the woods. And blow
me down, one of their whoppers really did exist. The Lil' Man was
hiding in a shadow and frozen stiff like a scared rabbit. Flabbergasted
by this miracle, I understood the urgency when my arm was tugged on.
Later they fed me tons of bologna about all the stuff they had seen the
Lil' fellow doing. Paschal even showed me a little moss house that
the Lil' guy had built.
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