ACROSS

1 Rush swiftly back and forth

7 School member

11 Portugal’s place

12 Regarding

13 Braque, e.g.

14 Very bright

15 Toss out

16 Public outburst

17 Secluded spot

18 Be agreeable

19 Promotable man

21 Granola bit

22 Ballet dance

25 Hightail it

26 Physics amount

27 Response to a joke

29 Muscle quality

33 Deserve

34 Farrel or Firth

35 Seethe

36 Became close

37 In the past

38 For each

39 Vast expanses

40 Brought up

DOWN

1 Cut into cubes

2 Nigeria’s capital

3 Defy authority

4 Arm muscle

5 Shopping aid

6 Put away

7 Ornate

8 Words after “peekaboo”

9 Early chopper

10 Truthful

16 Smooths, in a way

18 Worry

20 Let on

22 Headline spot

23 Atlas section

24 Latvia neighbor

25 Passes the bar?

28 Floor squares

30 More mature

31 Flower girl, often

32 Over

34 Make do

36 Butter unit

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