#Title
ACROSS
1 Swindles
6 Thomas Hardy heroine
10 West Pointer
11 Without others
13 Fuming
14 Italian fashion center
15 Not masc.
16 King Kong, for one
18 Op or pop
19 Barry Manilow hit
22 King, in Latin
23 Equipment
24 Yawning, perhaps
27 Nuisances
28 Ready for business
29 Skillet
30 Men at Work hit
35 Illuminated
36 By now
37 Candle makeup
38 Ham it up
40 Chicago airport
42 Bold one
43 Al of “Today”
44 Sediment
45 Wasn’t thrify
DOWN
1 Verne specialty
2 Insertion sign
3 Second U.S. president
4 Ran into
5 Ticked off
6 Circus performer
7 Yale student
8 Comforts
9 Greet with a “grr”
12 Comes in
17 Films, slangily
20 Sports venue
21 Deal maker
24 Seethed
25 Best
26 Make good as new
27 Church leaders
29 Cobbler’s cousin
31 Mike of “Shrek”
32 Not dozing
33 Singer Carpenter
34 Use, as force
39 Casual top
41 Little jump
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