CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Far Eastern country 6 Forbidding 10 Make a mistake disappear 11 Artless 12 Sausage units 13 Actress Mary 14 Actor ___ Majors 15 Highland topper 17 Poetic “before” 18 Norwegian capital 20 Actress Palmer 22 Din 24 Relent 26 Unhearing 30 Chess pieces 31 ___ Moines 33 By way of 34 ___ Sam 36 Hardware items 38 Soil 39 Group of eight musicians 40 Brashness 41 Necklace parts

DOWN

1 Jiggly dessert (hyph.) 2 Zodiac sign 3 Divider 4 Inquire 5 Cozy abode 6 Methane, e.g. 7 Religious ceremonies 8 Africa’s ___ Coast 9 Insignificant 11 Identifies 16 Dwell 19 Billfold item 21 Danson of “Cheers” 23 Ancient 24 Busybody 25 Peruvian natives 27 Juan Peron’s wife 28 Felt unwell 29 Goes without food 30 Rumple 32 Snooty person 35 Fleur-de- __ 37 Top aviator