"OP" Words

Across

1To burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints (7)
5Hotel porter (7)
9Fish (5)
10Nongovernmental complaint investigator (9)
11Wipe up (3)
12Greek author of fables (5)
13(Japanese) rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed (5)
14To complain, lament, or grieve (5)
16Surgery (9)
19A spiritual leader of the Christian Church (9)
20A leather strap used to sharpen razors (5)
22Covered with or smelling of mold (5)
24A hot glowing coal (5)
26Acquire as a result of some effort or action (3)
27Latin phrase in philosophy which literally means "from the stronger." (1,8)
29Administer or bestow, as in small portions (5)
30Church tower (7)
31A chewy fruit-flavored candy coated with sugar (7)

Down

1Most favorable condition (7)
2A soft drink made from carbonated water and flavored syrup (9)
3More than is needed, desired, or required (5)
4Blizzard (9)
5An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) (5)
6A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) (3)
7Partially decomposed organic matter (5)
8Retirement benefit (7)
13Moves a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image (5)
15Waterlogged (5)
17Investing with dignity or honor (9)
18Merchandise that has imperfections (9)
19Used for drawing circles (7)
21Refueling stop for car during race (3 4)
23An instrument that magnifies the image of distant objects (5)
24Run away secretly with one's beloved (5)
25A particular or stated area, range, or domain (5)
28The upper part of anything (3)