Crossword

ACROSS

1 Mideast region

7 Leave out

11 Wise lawgivers

12 Tortoise’s rival

13 Shake, perhaps

15 “Go ahead, ask”

16 “Git!”

18 Hand part

21 Monsoon weather

22 Brook

24 Ornate vase

25 Coquettish

26 “You — Here”

27 Free speech curtailer

29 Sailor’s lockup

30 Estate recipient

31 Glass section

32 Diamond side

34 Stay cool in the summer

40 Longing

41 Get even for

42 Walked over

43 Blush

DOWN

1 Dray puller

2 Fish eggs

3 In the style of

4 Singer Michael

5 Prologue

6 Pale

7 “Heavens!”

8 West of Hollywood

9 Radio’s Glass

10 — Aviv

14 Vacant

16 Singer McLachlan

17 Door part

19 Get smart

20 Madame Curie

21 Weaver’s creation

22 Boar’s mate

23 Ryan of “Top Gun”

25 Garnet unit

28 Raised

29 Used the tub

31 Tick off 33 Scorch

34 Except

35 Make goofs

36 In past years

37 Termination

38 Get older

39 High rating