ACROSS

1 High point

5 Trio, e.g.

10 Dupe

11 Complain

12 Verdi song

13 Blackout thief

14 Hotel staffers

16 Stretchy garments

20 Great traits

23 “The Simpsons” bartender

24 Merchandise

25 25 Job reward

27 Wing

28 Horse restraint

29 Fizzy drinks

32 Floor cleaners

36 Hushed

39 “Yeah, right!”

40 Makes one’s own

41 Carry

42 Acts sullen

43 Whole bunch

DOWN

1 Obsessed captain

2 Heart

3 Letters

4 Noble

5 Search blindly

6 Perch

7 Ump’s call

8 Take advantage of

9 Individually

11 Dollops

15 Crude homes

17 Leave out

18 Do studio work

19 Visionary

20 A long time

21 Go it alone

22 Auction cry

25 Captivated

26 Loser to Herbert Hoover

28 Party VIPs

30 Skilled

31 Fourth-down plays

33 Bassoon’s cousin

34 Antifur org.

35 Dance part

36 Maple output

37 Ceremony words

38 Gehrig or Brock