diff --git a/forth/core.fth b/forth/core.fth
index d198583..ff4c18f 100644
--- a/forth/core.fth
+++ b/forth/core.fth
@@ -99,10 +99,6 @@
 : j        postpone 2r> ['] r> , postpone r@ ['] swap ,
            ['] >r , ['] -rot , postpone 2>r ; imm
 
-: aligned  dup [ 1 cells 1- ] literal swap over & if [ 1 cells ] literal
-           swap - + else drop then ;
-: align    here dup aligned swap - allot ;
-
 : and      & ;
 : or       | ;
 : xor      ^ ;
@@ -114,6 +110,9 @@
 : _msb     [ 1 1 cells 8 * 1- << ] literal ;
 : 2/       dup 1 >> swap 0< if _msb or then ;
 
+: aligned  [ 1 cells 1- ] literal swap over + swap invert and ;
+: align    here dup aligned swap - allot ;
+
 : /mod     2dup % -rot / ;
 : */       >r m* r> _/ ;
 : sm/rem   >r 2dup r@ _% -rot r> _/ ;
@@ -221,8 +220,8 @@
            dup _isdigit - _uma
            r> char+ r> 1- repeat ;
 
-: <#       40 here c! ;
-: #>       2drop here dup c@ + 40 here c@ - ;
+: <#       [ 20 cells ] literal here c! ;
+: #>       2drop here dup c@ + [ 20 cells ] literal here c@ - ;
 : hold     -1 here +! here dup c@ + c! ;
 : #        base @
            >r 0 i um/mod r> swap >r um/mod r>
diff --git a/libalee/corewords.cpp b/libalee/corewords.cpp
index 8ff7ac6..292e3cf 100644
--- a/libalee/corewords.cpp
+++ b/libalee/corewords.cpp
@@ -147,17 +147,17 @@ void CoreWords::word_sub(State& state) {
 }
 void CoreWords::word_mul(State& state) { // ( n n -- d )
     auto cell = state.pop();
-    auto dcell = state.pop() * cell;
+    auto dcell = (DoubleCell)state.pop() * cell;
     pushd(state, dcell);
 }
 void CoreWords::word_div(State& state) { // ( d n -- n )
     auto cell = state.pop();
-    auto dcell = popd(state);
+    auto dcell = (DoubleCell)popd(state);
     state.push(static_cast<Cell>(dcell / cell));
 }
 void CoreWords::word_mod(State& state) { // ( d n -- n )
     auto cell = state.pop();
-    auto dcell = popd(state);
+    auto dcell = (DoubleCell)popd(state);
     state.push(static_cast<Cell>(dcell % cell));
 }
 void CoreWords::word_peek(State& state) { // ( addr cell? -- n )
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void CoreWords::word_semic(State& state) { // Concludes word definition.
     state.compiling(false);
 
     auto cell = state.pop();
-    auto dcell = cell - state.dict.latest();
+    auto dcell = (DoubleCell)cell - state.dict.latest();
     if (dcell >= Dictionary::MaxDistance) {
         // Large distance to previous entry: store in dedicated cell.
         state.dict.write(static_cast<Addr>(cell) + sizeof(Cell),