THOMAS JOSEPH CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Longing

5 Jar fixtures

11 Challenge

12 Aviator Earhart

13 Plow pullers

14 Block and tackle part

15 Pot part

16 Maid’s target

17 “Fingers crossed...”

19 Spot to jot

22 Software test versions

24 Private’s boss

26 Declare

27 New driver, often

28 Annoying folks

30 Rum drink

31 Donkey

32 City square

34 Linen source

35 Keg need

38 Find not guilty

41 Deep sleep

42 Spring

43 Steel ingredient

44 “Dracula” author

45 Inquires

DOWN

1 Pop star 2 Fare carrier 3 Ones who are

owed

4 Egg layer

5 Accept eagerly

6 Tickles

7 Wallop

8 Building wing

9 Tell tales

10 Put into words

16 Uno doubled

18 War backer

19 Quarry stalkers

20 Mature

21 Turn down

22 Mexican peninsula

23 Nights before 25 Whole range

29 Film edit 30 Receipt line

33 In a while 34 Depression

36 Wild

37 Scathing reviews

38 Crunch targets

39 Barracks bed

40 Status —

ACROSS

1 Bad writer

5 Handout seeker

11 Yemen neighbor

12 Incense

13 Forbidden act

14 Split to unite

15 Mysterious

17 Groan inducer

18 Oozes

22 Flight makeup

24 Check the fit of

25 Mythical piper

26 Yale rooter

27 Wield, as power

30 Slump

32 Electrician, at times 33 Tatter 34 He finds somebody sleeping in his bed 38 Gaming spot 41 “Frozen” princess 42 Defeated 43 “Why don’t we!” 44 Most tender 45 Sink problem

DOWN 1 Sharpen 2 Singer Tori

3 Kitchen gadget

4 Get hard, as a muscle

5 Tavern order

6 Sign up

7 Produce pro

8 Opening

9 Long time

10 Cardinal color

16 Print units

19 Revelation

20 Game with mallets

21 Scissors sound 22 Gush forth

23 Fare carrier

28 Sales offer

29 Barters

30 Parched

31 Bordering on obscene

35 Crooked

36 Opposed

37 Rough voice

38 Gym rat’s six-pack

39 Old roadster

40 Vehicle