CROSSWORD NO. 1

ACROSS

1 Spooky board

6 Deadly

11 Fiery crime

12 Andean animal

13 Drawer pulls

14 Saudi Arabia

neighbor

15 Influence

17 Finish

18 Academic types

22 Stunt plane

maneuver

23 Patisserie workers

27 Take as one’s own

29 Playful sprite

30 Gauges

32 Witty remark

33 Solitary sorts

35 Gallery fill

38 Neeson of “Taken”

39 Reef material

41 Dropped-tomato

sound

45 Half of Hispaniola

46 Take care of

47 Borders

48 Heart, for one

DOWN

1 Mighty tree

2 Coffee dispenser

3 Equal: Prefix

4 One who changes

occupations often

5 Photographer

Adams

6 Botanical snapper

7 Pub drink 8 Not wild

9 Church reply

10 Touch down

16 Beatles descriptor

18 Close with a bang

19 App makeup

20 Owl call

21 Winter Olympics

competitor

24 Former spouses

25 Ascend © 2021 KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC.

26 Collections

28 Creeper supporter

31 Biol. or geol.

34 Rodeo rope

35 Dull pain

36 Highway

37 Math course

40 Devoured

42 Pants part

43 One — time

44 Great weight