CROSSWORD NO. 1

ACROSS

1 Head honcho

5 Lt.’s superior

9 Christmas Eve

traveler

10 Medal, for example

12 Parcel out

13 Contradict

14 Pizza servings

16 Top card

17 Goose sound

18 One given to idle

chatter

21 Had a meal

22 Moves smoothly

23 “...eight — amilking...”

24 Royal heir

26 Gorilla, for one

29 Icebox, updated

30 Pet pest

31 Equip

32 Fruitcake

ingredients

34 Earthy pigment

37 “— Lucy”

38 Paris subway

39 North Pole workers

40 Put into piles

41 Future flower

DOWN

1 Voter’s page

2 One way to shop

3 Market buy

4 Fill completely

5 Taxi 6 Reverent wonder

7 Sense of taste

8 Brief times

9 Daughter of Barack

and Michelle

11 Sleigh pullers

15 Joins together

19 Carnival

attraction

20 Spots on TV

22 Work crew © 2021 KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC.

23 Central

24 Catalog info

25 “Yes indeedy!”

26 Statue setting

27 Irritated

28 Moves carefully

29 Gift tag word

30 French girl

33 Diner desserts

35 Make mistakes

36 Turn bad