thomas Joseph Crossword

ACROSS

1 Ease up

6 Sunset site

10 Jimmy Smits series

11 Grand, for one

12 Battery, e.g.

13 Rocker John

14 Fine study

15 Ripen

16 Poker prize

17 Melody

18 For each

19 Skunks

22 Turn to liquid

23 Outfits

26 Old World rodents

29 Brink

32 Phone bill addition

33 Ray-gun sound

34 Boxing combo

36 Soccer great

37 Opera’s Callas

38 2008 Pixar movie

39 Rage

40 Gawked at

41 Call for

42 Like an untended garden

DOWN

1 Dogpatch creator

2 Watering hole

3 Somewhat

4 Scots’ caps

5 Ram’s mate

6 Droop

7 “Dig in!”

8 Boring movie

9 Copier need

11 Partridge perch

15 Hamm of soccer

17 Aggressive move, perhaps

20 Avenue tree

21 Polite address

24 Graceful antelope

25 Seized up

27 Summer sign

28 Swift

29 Caesar, for one

30 Nonsensical

31 Come together

35 Even

36 Book unit

38 Impress greatly

ACROSS

1 Put in office

6 Sudden attack

11 Stylishly quaint

12 Supple

13 Party prep

14 Elizabeth of “WandaVision”

15 Commercial

17 — Mahal

19 Swiss peak

20 Femur’s upper end

23 Maine national park

25 TV explorer

26 They pass from parents

to children

28 On the house

29 Instigate

30 “Sure thing!”

31 Was victorious

32 “My word!”

33 Musical shaker

35 Almanac section

38 Lose it

41 Citation

42 Musical drama

43 Spirited horse

44 Mean

DOWN

1 Hosp. sections

2 Spike of film

3 “At Last” singer

4 Engine gunk

5 Schooner feature

6 Short fly ball

7 Bouncy tune

8 “— a boy!”

9 English article

10 Buddhism branch

16 Represent, in sports

17 Chewy candy

18 Without — in the world

20 Half of a team’s schedule

21 Peace goddess

22 Fake gems

24 Game cube

25 Block up

27 Nine-sided shape

31 Grew in volume

33 Parcel (out)

34 Nightclub of song

35 Mensa entry numbers

36 Bolt’s partner

37 Buck’s mate

39 Skill

40 Calendar box