THOMAS JOSEPH CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Skimpy swimwear

6 Forum wear

10 Went fast

11 Roof overhangs

12 Epps and Sharif

13 Enormous

14 Flag waver

15 “Gangsta’s Paradise” singer

16 Greek vowel

17 Fitting

18 Church talk: Abbr.

19 Hip-hop star who sounds absurd

22 Duo

23 Revue segment

26 Hip-hop star who sounds paranormal

29 Sauna site

32 — Vegas

33 “Straight Outta Compton” hip-hop group

34 “The Naked Truth” rapper

36 Eye part

37 Prank

38 Namely

39 Sports figures

40 Disney’s mermaid

41 Fast runner

42 Attempt anew

DOWN

1 Mason’s tool

2 Overact

3 Ottawa anthem

4 Bookish sort

5 Merchandise: Abbr.

6 Singer Cruz

7 Squashed circles

8 Wish granter

9 Famed fur tycoon

11 They have big heads

15 EMT’s forte

17 Fast-drying paints

20 Goal

21 Go downhill

24 “Told you!”

25 More yellow-brown

27 Frodo’s friend

28 In conclusion

29 URL part

30 Ship of 1492

31 Church sight

35 Toy with a tail

36 Folk stories

38 Paving goo

ACROSS

1 Viking of the comics

6 “Hotline Bling” rapper

11 In the know

12 Desert spots

13 Principle

14 Pulls along

15 Mechanic’s place

17 — relief

19 One or more

20 Whale group

23 Unbroken

25 Face feature

26 “Licensed to Ill” hiphop group

28 Brown songbird

29 Top-notch

30 Mess up

31 Add up

32 “— your loss!”

33 Reclining seat

35 Eminem collaborator

38 Wanderer

41 In the lead

42 Skip the ceremony

43 Fails miserably

44 Very serious

DOWN

1 Derby or boater

2 Reverent wonder

3 “Mass Appeal” hip-hop duo

4 Region

5 Take back

6 Potentially dangerous

7 Steak choice

8 High — kite

9 Tapped item

10 Snaky shape

16 Island near Barbuda

17 Preacher’s book

18 Lend — (hear out)

20 “Survival Kit” hip-hop group

21 To date

22 Buttes’ kin

24 Inquire

25 Magic org.

27 White weasels

31 Throws off

33 Beach crawler

34 Song for one

35 Bit of ointment

36 P lookalike

37 Rep.’s rival

39 Zoo beast

40 German article