Crossword By Thomas Joseph

1 Monsieur’s wife

7 Do the decks

11 Tolerated

12 Rocker Collins

13 Zodiac twins

14 Sword part

15 Beginning

17 Shop tools

20 Minotaur’s home

23 “That’s gross!”

24 Plant boss

26 Avril follower

27 Fury

28 CPR expert

29 So far

31 Orangutan, e.g.

32 Tick off

33 Rating unit

34 “Ben-Hur” star

37 Keg contents

39 Steers clear of

43 Peruse

44 Oldest Brady

daughter 45 Choir voice 46 Nodding,

perhaps

DOWN

1 Periodical, for

short

2 Tad’s dad

3 Poorly lit

4 Sonora sendoff

5 List of choices

6 Do copy work

7 Bubble, e.g.

8 Thanksgiving

choice

9 Suffer

10 Diner sandwich

16 Threaded

fastener

17 Recap

18 Visibly shocked

19 1949 Cagney

movie

Previous solution 21 Lightning home

22 Door sign

24 Parking

penalties

25 Spanish gold

30 Exaggerate

33 Sleep sound

35 Scots’ toppers

36 Egg outline

37 Lingerie buy

38 Snaky swimmer

40 Rocks at the bar

41 Brief drop

42 Utter

ACROSS