The Columbus Dispatch

CROSSWORD NO. 1

- By Thomas Joseph

ACROSS

1 Gift tag word

5 Pulsate

9 Push away

11 Australia city

12 Musical drama

13 Washington

neighbor

14 Opposite of oui

15 Sources of books

17 Boutique buys

19 Hydrocarbo­n suffix

20 Forest sights

21 Cart puller

22 Famed fur tycoon

24 May honoree

26 Available

29 Blue

30 Long locks

32 Peppery herbs

34 Chop down

35 Bewildered

36 Wed in secret

38 Stair part

39 Gave a hoot

40 Ginger cookie

41 Used to be

DOWN

1 Fern part

2 News offering

3 Starting bid

4 Sea, to Simone 5 Hotel units

6 Makes blank

7 Acropolis setting

8 Yonder things

10 Oversights

11 Bakery buys

16 Make good as new

18 Jeans joint

21 Fine study

23 “Just a moment” © 2021 KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC.

24 Purple swallow

25 Black Sea city

27 On the beach

28 Small frog

29 Battle souvenirs

30 Nicholas II,

for one

31 Stockholm native

33 Ooze

37 Court concern

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