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CROSSWORD BY THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS
1 Hard stuff
6 Chicago team
11 Book section
12 Snowy bird
13 Precipitous
14 Silly one
15 Angry cat sounds
17 “The Simpsons” bartender
18 Chanting sounds
19 Away from the wind
22 Soup sphere
23 Least strict
24 Chop finely
25 Posture
27 Cubby hole?
30 Baseball’s Casey
31 Oscar winner Mahershala
32 Groom’s garb
33 Catchphrase
35 Sun Valley setting
38 Fuming
39 Ultimate
40 New parent, for example
41 “Cabaret” director
42 Pane material
DOWN
1 Diagonal mover
2 Punctual
3 Black Sea city
4 Last letters
5 Kicking out
6 Implore
7 Sense of self
8 Kitchen come-ons
9 Vacation spot
10 Rider’s horse
16 Spirit sessions
20 Shining
21 Miniature
24 Supply with staff
25 Painter’s place
26 San Antonians, e.g.
27 Explorer Vasco
28 Cheers
29 Frisco team
30 Not flexible
34 Test type
36 Possesses
37 Corrida cry
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