Crossword By Thomas Joseph

ACROSS

1 Antlered animals

6 Disparaging

remark

10 Burdened down

11 Highway divisions

13 Texas landmark

14 Ease up

15 Marshy area

16 Possess

18 Take the prize

19 Salad bar

protector

22 Convened

23 Pine or palm

24 Got to one’s feet

27 Ranch animal

28 Uncle’s wife

29 Take to court

30 Movie technique

35 Print measures

36 Clumsy one

37 Blend 38 Attack

40 Select group

42 Treasure stash

43 “Message

received”

44 Relaxing resorts

45 Soccer or softball

DOWN

1 Thick cuts

2 Eagle’s claw

3 Wise saying

4 Tiara feature

5 Caught some z’s

6 Informal language

7 Research site

8 Oblivious

9 Senior citizen,

often

12 Return address

name

17 Soggy

20 Ham it up

21 Complete

Previous solution 24 Most secure

25 Many paintings in

the Tate

26 Convenient, as a

store

27 Ails

29 Neptune’s domain

31 Map areas

32 Baja buddy

33 Bishop’s topper

34 Use, as force

39 Eggs, in Latin

41 Cut off