Crossword

ACROSS

1 Political crime 6 Parking pro 11 Pathetic person 12 Place for a game 13 Basalt, for one 15 Ruby of films 16 French article 17 Shoe part 18 Gofer’s work 20 TV plugs 21 Sgt., e.g. 22 Writer Harte 23 Play part 26 Boy, slangily 27 Sound quality 28 Game cube 29 Museum stuff 30 Take back 34 Negative link 35 Battleship letters 36 Put into words 37 Radio format 40 “Adam Bede” author 41 See 19-Down 42 Yellow-gray 43 Oxen connectors

DOWN

1 Move smoothly 2 “Message received” 3 Ed of “Up” 4 Clinic cost 5 Clobber 6 Bud holders 7 Timetable abbr. 8 Dancer’s garment 9 Like some messages 10 Likes instinctively 14 Take apart 19 With 41-Across, “Wag the Dog” costar 22 Funeral stand 23 Positions 24 Flower part 25 Board the Limited 26 Tastelessly artistic 28 Lucy’s husband 30 Out of practice 31 “Put — in it!” 32 Secret store 33 Little kids 38 Turf 39 Old auto